Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India

India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
66th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.199 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.218 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.199 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.228 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.274 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.293 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.321 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.342 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.378 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.48 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.495 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.459 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

India recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.

That places India 66th out of 106 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.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% +9.7%
1993 0.2% -8.8%
1999 0.2% +14.4%
2004 0.3% +20.6%
2005 0.3% +6.9%
2007 0.3% +9.3%
2009 0.3% +6.6%
2011 0.4% +10.6%
2017 0.5% +26.8%
2018 0.5% +3.1%
2019 0.5% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
India ranks 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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