Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India

India: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
62nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1993
All-time low
0.8%
in 2018
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.946 % of rural youth labor force1987: 0.931 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.949 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.929 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.925 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.92 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.912 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.913 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.917 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.756 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.752 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.782 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India peaked at 0.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2018.

That places India 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1983 0.9%
1987 0.9% -1.6%
1993 0.9% +2.0%
1999 0.9% -2.1%
2004 0.9% -0.5%
2005 0.9% -0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2017 0.8% -17.6%
2018 0.8% -0.4%
2019 0.8% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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% 0.8% 0.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
India ranks 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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