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

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.687 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1987: 0.674 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.69 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.676 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.638 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.668 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.691 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.688 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.663 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.69 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.691 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.7 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in India, 1983 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  2. 62 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  3. 63 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  4. 65 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  5. 66 Peru 0.7% compare
  6. 67 Guatemala 0.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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