Urban population, aged 15-24 in India

India: Urban population, aged 15-24 was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
88th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.269 % of population aged 15-241987: 0.25 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.271 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.282 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.28 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.263 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.289 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.291 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.302 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.289 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.306 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.3 % of population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.3% for urban population, aged 15-24 in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1987.

That places India 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Urban population, aged 15-24 in India, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.2% -7.1%
1993 0.3% +8.3%
1999 0.3% +4.0%
2004 0.3% -0.6%
2005 0.3% -5.9%
2007 0.3% +9.8%
2009 0.3% +0.6%
2011 0.3% +4.0%
2017 0.3% -4.2%
2018 0.3% +5.6%
2019 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 85 Mali 0.4% compare
  2. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
  3. 87 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  4. 89 Nepal 0.3% compare
  5. 90 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  6. 91 Uganda 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 15-24 in India?
Urban population, aged 15-24 in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does India rank for urban population, aged 15-24?
India ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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