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Wage workers, aged 25-64 in India

India: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
84th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.442 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.453 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.446 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.462 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.415 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.433 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.461 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.484 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.473 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.481 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.481 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.458 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 25-64 in India stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in India peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

India ranks 84th 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 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 81 Honduras 0.5% compare
  2. 82 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  3. 83 Thailand 0.5% compare
  4. 85 Peru 0.4% compare
  5. 86 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  6. 87 Bangladesh 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in India?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does India rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
India ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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