Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.
India ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6% | — |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
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More reference data data for India
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
- How does India rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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