Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in India
India: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
India recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.
That places India 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, rural in India, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6% | — |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in India?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
- How does India rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
- India ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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