Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India

India: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5833 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5833
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
60th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.6222
in 2011
All-time low
0.5
in 1993
Years of data
11
1983–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.5711993: 0.51999: 0.562004: 0.5332005: 0.5142007: 0.5832009: 0.5832011: 0.6222017: 0.5592018: 0.5712019: 0.583

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India is 0.5833, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 0.6222 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1993.

India ranks 60th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 0.5714
1993 0.5 -12.5%
1999 0.56 +12.0%
2004 0.5333 -4.8%
2005 0.5143 -3.6%
2007 0.5833 +13.4%
2009 0.5833 +0.0%
2011 0.6222 +6.7%
2017 0.5586 -10.2%
2018 0.5714 +2.3%
2019 0.5833 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5714 0.5714 0.5714 1
1990s 0.53 0.5 0.56 2
2000s 0.5536 0.5143 0.5833 4
2010s 0.5839 0.5586 0.6222 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 57 Paraguay 0.6283 compare
  2. 58 Peru 0.6221 compare
  3. 59 Republic of Korea 0.62 compare
  4. 61 Pakistan 0.5793 compare
  5. 62 Ghana 0.5754 compare
  6. 63 Germany 0.561 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in India was 0.5833 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6222 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1993.
How does India rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
India ranks 60th out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
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