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

India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.241 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.253 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.25 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.271 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.286 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.296 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.307 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.33 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.355 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.398 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.41 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.388 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.4% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1983.

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, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.3% +4.9%
1993 0.3% -1.2%
1999 0.3% +8.4%
2004 0.3% +5.5%
2005 0.3% +3.5%
2007 0.3% +3.6%
2009 0.3% +7.6%
2011 0.4% +7.4%
2017 0.4% +12.1%
2018 0.4% +3.0%
2019 0.4% -5.3%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 69 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  2. 70 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  3. 71 Colombia 0.4% compare
  4. 73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  5. 74 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  6. 75 Ghana 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in India?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
India ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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