Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
64th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
India recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
India ranks 64th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.7% | — |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does India rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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