Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India

India: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
61st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.359 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1987: 0.372 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.372 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.395 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.331 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.347 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.377 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.392 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.336 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.269 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.256 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.251 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

India ranks 61st of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% +3.5%
1993 0.4% -0.1%
1999 0.4% +6.3%
2004 0.3% -16.2%
2005 0.3% +4.9%
2007 0.4% +8.5%
2009 0.4% +4.0%
2011 0.3% -14.2%
2017 0.3% -20.0%
2018 0.3% -4.6%
2019 0.3% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does India rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
India ranks 61st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
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