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

India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.138 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.161 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.128 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.125 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.143 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.144 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.171 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.207 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.232 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.306 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.329 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.279 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in India is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

That places India 72nd 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 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage 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 0.1%
1987 0.2% +16.1%
1993 0.1% -20.6%
1999 0.1% -2.2%
2004 0.1% +14.2%
2005 0.1% +0.9%
2007 0.2% +19.3%
2009 0.2% +20.6%
2011 0.2% +12.3%
2017 0.3% +31.8%
2018 0.3% +7.5%
2019 0.3% -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  2. 70 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  3. 71 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 73 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  5. 74 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  6. 75 Ghana 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in India?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage 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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