Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 152.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
India ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.1% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +99.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does India rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.8%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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