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

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
64th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41983200120191983: 0.389 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1987: 0.396 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.408 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.428 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.322 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.371 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.413 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.416 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.332 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.324 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.261 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.28 % of urban workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

That places India 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban workers in the agricultural sector Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.4% +1.7%
1993 0.4% +2.9%
1999 0.4% +4.9%
2004 0.3% -24.7%
2005 0.4% +15.3%
2007 0.4% +11.2%
2009 0.4% +0.8%
2011 0.3% -20.1%
2017 0.3% -2.4%
2018 0.3% -19.4%
2019 0.3% +7.0%

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  2. 62 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  3. 63 Cambodia 0.3% compare
  4. 65 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  5. 66 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  6. 67 Jamaica 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does India rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban?
India ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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