Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India
India: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the service sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India is 0.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
That places India 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6% | — |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does India rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
- India ranks 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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