Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India

India: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1987
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.545 % of female workers in the industrial sector1987: 0.567 % of female workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.478 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.391 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.384 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.348 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.469 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.534 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.482 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.526 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.519 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.509 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

India recorded 0.5% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 0.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.

India ranks 71st of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1983 0.5%
1987 0.6% +4.0%
1993 0.5% -15.7%
1999 0.4% -18.2%
2004 0.4% -1.9%
2005 0.3% -9.3%
2007 0.5% +34.8%
2009 0.5% +13.8%
2011 0.5% -9.6%
2017 0.5% +9.0%
2018 0.5% -1.3%
2019 0.5% -1.9%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 68 Colombia 0.6% compare
  2. 69 Nicaragua 0.6% compare
  3. 70 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  4. 72 Belize 0.5% compare
  5. 73 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  6. 74 Gambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1987.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
How does India rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 71st out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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