Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India

India: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 37.4%
World rank
16th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1993
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.050.10.151983200120191983: 0.114 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.152 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.143 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.149 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.145 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.127 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.117 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.118 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.091 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.116 % 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 unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India is 0.1%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 0.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

That places India 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.1%
1987 0.1% -25.9%
1993 0.2% +79.3%
1999 0.1% -6.2%
2004 0.1% +4.4%
2005 0.1% -2.7%
2007 0.1% -12.1%
2009 0.1% -7.7%
2011 0.1% +0.9%
2017 0.1% -23.5%
2018 0.1% -6.6%
2019 0.1% +37.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 13 Mozambique 0.1% compare
  2. 14 Cambodia 0.1% compare
  3. 15 Thailand 0.1% compare
  4. 17 Guinea 0.1% compare
  5. 18 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  6. 19 Georgia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does India rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
India ranks 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Unpaid 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
Unpaid 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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