Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India

India: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
44th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019

0.020.030.040.050.060.071983200120191983: 0.028 % of rural labor force in working age1987: 0.035 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.024 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.031 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.034 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.033 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.033 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.029 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.03 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.071 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.071 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.067 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2019.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 130.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.

That places India 44th 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.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.0% +23.5%
1993 0.0% -32.1%
1999 0.0% +32.7%
2004 0.0% +7.2%
2005 0.0% -2.3%
2007 0.0% -0.2%
2009 0.0% -10.9%
2011 0.0% +1.0%
2017 0.1% +138.7%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
How does India rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
India ranks 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.2%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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