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

India: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
53rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.56 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.553 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.54 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.555 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.526 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.554 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.554 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.567 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.565 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.605 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.615 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.608 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in India stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.

That places India 53rd out of 94 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, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, 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 0.6%
1987 0.6% -1.2%
1993 0.5% -2.4%
1999 0.6% +2.7%
2004 0.5% -5.2%
2005 0.6% +5.4%
2007 0.6% -0.1%
2009 0.6% +2.4%
2011 0.6% -0.4%
2017 0.6% +7.1%
2018 0.6% +1.7%
2019 0.6% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in India?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
How does India rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
India ranks 53rd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 wage employment, 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 wage employment, 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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