Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India

India: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
21st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1987
All-time low
0.4%
in 2009
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.441 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.458 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.37 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.368 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.386 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.372 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.365 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.368 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.398 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.395 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.384 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India is 0.4%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 0.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.

India ranks 21st of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.4%
1987 0.5% +3.9%
1993 0.4% -19.2%
1999 0.4% -0.5%
2004 0.4% +4.9%
2005 0.4% -2.3%
2007 0.4% -1.5%
2009 0.4% -1.8%
2011 0.4% +0.7%
2017 0.4% +8.1%
2018 0.4% -0.8%
2019 0.4% -2.7%

Averages by decade

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

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  5. 23 Armenia 0.4% compare
  6. 24 Peru 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
How does India rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
India ranks 21st out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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