Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India
India: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
68th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
12
1983–2019
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India peaked at 0.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
India ranks 68th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9% | — |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
- India ranks 68th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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