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

India: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
60th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.633 % of male workers in the industrial sector1987: 0.652 % of male workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.68 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.679 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.678 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.707 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.731 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.747 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.752 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.78 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.787 % of male workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.766 % of male workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in India is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.

India ranks 60th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.7% +3.1%
1993 0.7% +4.3%
1999 0.7% -0.2%
2004 0.7% -0.1%
2005 0.7% +4.2%
2007 0.7% +3.4%
2009 0.7% +2.1%
2011 0.8% +0.7%
2017 0.8% +3.7%
2018 0.8% +0.9%
2019 0.8% -2.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

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  5. 62 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  6. 62 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in India?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
How does India rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
India ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male 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, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male 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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