Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India

India: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.551 % of rural population1987: 0.565 % of rural population1993: 0.588 % of rural population1999: 0.582 % of rural population2004: 0.6 % of rural population2005: 0.61 % of rural population2007: 0.615 % of rural population2009: 0.63 % of rural population2011: 0.636 % of rural population2017: 0.666 % of rural population2018: 0.669 % of rural population2019: 0.67 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

India recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.

India ranks 19th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of rural population Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.6% +2.6%
1993 0.6% +4.0%
1999 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% +3.2%
2005 0.6% +1.5%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2009 0.6% +2.5%
2011 0.6% +1.1%
2017 0.7% +4.6%
2018 0.7% +0.5%
2019 0.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 16 Germany 0.7% compare
  2. 17 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  3. 18 Austria 0.7% compare
  4. 20 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  5. 21 Brazil 0.7% compare
  6. 22 Costa Rica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
India ranks 19th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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