Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6667 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.6667
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.6713
in 2017
All-time low
0.3871
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India is 0.6667, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.6713 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3871, in 1983.
India ranks 62nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3871 | — |
| 1987 | 0.4 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5146 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5444 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6222 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6667 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6713 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6667 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3935 | 0.3871 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4751 | 0.4356 | 0.5146 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5417 | 0.5 | 0.6222 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6678 | 0.6667 | 0.6713 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.6667 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6713 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3871 in 1983.
- How does India rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 62nd out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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