Statizoid

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India

India: Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
33rd
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1987
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.247 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.316 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.16 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.149 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.145 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.139 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.135 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.126 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.13 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.148 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.158 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.148 % of employed population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India is 0.1%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

India ranks 33rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 30 Brazil 0.2% compare
  2. 31 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  3. 32 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  4. 34 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  5. 35 Kosovo 0.1% compare
  6. 36 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

More reference data data for India

All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does India rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-24?
India ranks 33rd out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India. Statizoid. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/self-employed-workers-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/self-employed-workers-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/india/">Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in India</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed