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

India: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 112 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, total in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.562 % of total population1987: 0.575 % of total population1993: 0.599 % of total population1999: 0.597 % of total population2004: 0.618 % of total population2005: 0.625 % of total population2007: 0.633 % of total population2009: 0.645 % of total population2011: 0.652 % of total population2017: 0.678 % of total population2018: 0.682 % of total population2019: 0.683 % of total population

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in India stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

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

India ranks 20th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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% 0.7% 0.7% 4

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  4. 21 Hungary 0.7% compare
  5. 22 Belarus, Republic of 0.7% compare
  6. 23 Austria 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 112 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in India?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
How does India rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
India ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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