Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India

India: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
25th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1987
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.292 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.247 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.272 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.281 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.273 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.281 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.276 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.256 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.249 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.229 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

That places India 25th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.3% +13.5%
1993 0.2% -15.3%
1999 0.3% +10.1%
2004 0.3% +3.1%
2005 0.3% -2.8%
2007 0.3% +3.0%
2009 0.3% -3.6%
2011 0.3% +1.9%
2017 0.3% -7.3%
2018 0.2% -2.5%
2019 0.2% -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 22 Uganda 0.3% compare
  2. 23 Indonesia 0.2% compare
  3. 24 Brazil 0.2% compare
  4. 26 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  5. 27 Uruguay 0.2% compare
  6. 28 Argentina 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does India rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
India ranks 25th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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