Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India

India: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
87th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.446 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.458 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.446 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.466 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.428 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.446 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.475 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.495 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.483 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.493 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.495 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.469 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India is 0.5%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

India ranks 87th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1983 0.4%
1987 0.5% +2.6%
1993 0.4% -2.6%
1999 0.5% +4.6%
2004 0.4% -8.2%
2005 0.4% +4.3%
2007 0.5% +6.4%
2009 0.5% +4.4%
2011 0.5% -2.5%
2017 0.5% +2.0%
2018 0.5% +0.5%
2019 0.5% -5.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does India rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
India ranks 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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