Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in India

India: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.779 % of urban employed female population in working age1987: 0.802 % of urban employed female population in working age1993: 0.793 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.856 % of urban employed female population in working age2004: 0.846 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.878 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.871 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.873 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.907 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.928 % of urban employed female population in working age2018: 0.935 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.931 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.9% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1983.

India ranks 72nd of 88 countries on this measure, 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 15-64, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1983 0.8%
1987 0.8% +3.0%
1993 0.8% -1.1%
1999 0.9% +7.9%
2004 0.8% -1.2%
2005 0.9% +3.8%
2007 0.9% -0.8%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% +3.9%
2017 0.9% +2.3%
2018 0.9% +0.8%
2019 0.9% -0.4%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 69 Romania 0.9% compare
  2. 70 Guatemala 0.9% compare
  3. 71 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  4. 73 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  5. 74 Ghana 0.9% compare
  6. 75 Ethiopia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in India?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
How does India rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
India ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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