Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India

India: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local was 76.15 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
76.15
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
18th
of 65 countries
All-time high
82.1
in 2017
All-time low
53.4
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India, 1983–2019

0204060801983200120191983: 53.41987: 66.31993: 76.21999: 81.52004: 74.72005: 71.72007: 79.62009: 74.22011: 79.32017: 82.12018: 792019: 76.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 76.15 for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India peaked at 82.1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.4, in 1983.

That places India 18th out of 65 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.

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 53.4
1987 66.32 +24.2%
1993 76.18 +14.9%
1999 81.52 +7.0%
2004 74.7 -8.4%
2005 71.65 -4.1%
2007 79.59 +11.1%
2009 74.19 -6.8%
2011 79.25 +6.8%
2017 82.1 +3.6%
2018 78.99 -3.8%
2019 76.15 -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 59.86 53.4 66.32 2
1990s 78.85 76.18 81.52 2
2000s 75.03 71.65 79.59 4
2010s 79.13 76.15 82.1 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 15 Thailand 136.96 compare
  2. 16 Mauritius 125.18 compare
  3. 17 Dominican Republic 102.25 compare
  4. 19 Philippines 73.71 compare
  5. 20 Honduras 61.87 compare
  6. 21 Mexico 54.69 compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India was 76.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 53.4 in 1983.
How does India rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local?
India ranks 18th out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India. Statizoid. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-earnings-per-month-aged-15-64-deflated-to-2010-local-currency-values-above-primary/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-earnings-per-month-aged-15-64-deflated-to-2010-local-currency-values-above-primary/india/">Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 886 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed