Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in India

India: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.5714 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5714
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
69th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.5714
in 2009
All-time low
0.4167
in 1983
Years of data
11
1983–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.4171993: 0.4221999: 0.4292004: 0.4292005: 0.4762007: 0.52009: 0.5712011: 0.5712017: 0.5372018: 0.5482019: 0.571

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 0.5714 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in India peaked at 0.5714 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4167, in 1983.

That places India 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4167 0.4167 0.4167 1
1990s 0.4251 0.4216 0.4286 2
2000s 0.494 0.4286 0.5714 4
2010s 0.5569 0.5367 0.5714 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 66 Pakistan 0.6207 compare
  2. 67 Mauritius 0.6191 compare
  3. 68 Germany 0.5966 compare
  4. 70 Cyprus 0.4341 compare
  5. 71 Uganda 0.4167 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in India?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in India was 0.5714 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5714 in 2009.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 in 1983.
How does India rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
India ranks 69th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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