Wage workers, aged 15-24 in India

India: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
80th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.458 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.472 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.445 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.481 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.474 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.494 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.533 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.548 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.533 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.581 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.598 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.552 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

India recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2019.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in India peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

India ranks 80th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in India?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does India rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
India ranks 80th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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