Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India

India: Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
15th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983–2019

00.020.040.061983200120191983: 0.049 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.037 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.056 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.061 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.069 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.064 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.057 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.057 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.062 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.051 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.045 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.052 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.1% for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.

That places India 15th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.0% -24.7%
1993 0.1% +51.5%
1999 0.1% +9.7%
2004 0.1% +11.6%
2005 0.1% -7.3%
2007 0.1% -9.8%
2009 0.1% -0.3%
2011 0.1% +9.4%
2017 0.1% -18.8%
2018 0.0% -10.6%
2019 0.1% +15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 12 Korea 0.1% compare
  2. 13 Kosovo 0.1% compare
  3. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% compare
  4. 16 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  5. 17 Mexico 0.0% compare
  6. 18 Russian Federation 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India?
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
How does India rank for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 15th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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