Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India

India: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
13th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1987
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.348 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.361 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.286 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.308 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.349 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.353 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.295 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.295 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.27 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.261 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.3% for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 0.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

That places India 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% +0.1%
1993 0.3% -5.9%
1999 0.4% +3.9%
2004 0.3% -20.7%
2005 0.3% +7.5%
2007 0.3% +13.3%
2009 0.4% +1.2%
2011 0.3% -16.4%
2017 0.3% -0.0%
2018 0.3% -8.5%
2019 0.3% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 10 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Belize 0.3% compare
  4. 14 Mauritius 0.3% compare
  5. 15 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  6. 16 Chile 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1987.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does India rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,140 data points, 1970–2021
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