Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India

India: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
82nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.254 % of employed female population aged 15-241987: 0.3 % of employed female population aged 15-241993: 0.269 % of employed female population aged 15-241999: 0.27 % of employed female population aged 15-242004: 0.337 % of employed female population aged 15-242005: 0.357 % of employed female population aged 15-242007: 0.37 % of employed female population aged 15-242009: 0.384 % of employed female population aged 15-242011: 0.476 % of employed female population aged 15-242017: 0.559 % of employed female population aged 15-242018: 0.637 % of employed female population aged 15-242019: 0.563 % of employed female population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 15-24.

Analysis

India recorded 0.6% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in 2019.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1983.

That places India 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed female population aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.3% +18.2%
1993 0.3% -10.6%
1999 0.3% +0.4%
2004 0.3% +24.9%
2005 0.4% +6.1%
2007 0.4% +3.5%
2009 0.4% +3.9%
2011 0.5% +23.8%
2017 0.6% +17.4%
2018 0.6% +14.0%
2019 0.6% -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 79 Georgia 0.6% compare
  2. 80 Romania 0.6% compare
  3. 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  4. 83 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  5. 84 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  6. 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
How does India rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24?
India ranks 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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