Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in India
India: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in India, 2018–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in India is 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
India ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.19 Percentage of full-time employment | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment | 27.84 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 United States 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Hungary 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 9 Malta 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 10 Canada 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 11 Australia 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in India?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in India was 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 27.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025.
- How does India rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- India ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.