Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India

India: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.238 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.238
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
23rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.2469
in 2018
All-time low
0.0819
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India, 1983–2019

0.10.150.20.251983200120191983: 0.0821987: 0.1511993: 0.111999: 0.132004: 0.1242005: 0.1242007: 0.1472009: 0.1522011: 0.1882017: 0.2282018: 0.2472019: 0.238

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India stood at 0.238.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India peaked at 0.2469 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0819, in 1983.

That places India 23rd out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1167 0.0819 0.1514 2
1990s 0.1199 0.1096 0.1303 2
2000s 0.1366 0.1236 0.1525 4
2010s 0.2251 0.1875 0.2469 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 20 Norway 0.2463 compare
  2. 21 Denmark 0.2451 compare
  3. 22 Honduras 0.2447 compare
  4. 24 Mexico 0.2331 compare
  5. 25 Netherlands 0.1863 compare
  6. 26 Finland 0.1683 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in India was 0.238 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2469 in 2018.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0819 in 1983.
How does India rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
India ranks 23rd out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 915 data points, 1981–2021
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