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

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

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
69th
of 111 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, total in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.925 % of total youth labor force1987: 0.91 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.929 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.911 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.91 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.903 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.9 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.904 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.901 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.75 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.746 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.761 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in India peaked at 0.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

India ranks 69th of 111 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, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1983 0.9%
1987 0.9% -1.6%
1993 0.9% +2.2%
1999 0.9% -2.0%
2004 0.9% -0.2%
2005 0.9% -0.7%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2009 0.9% +0.5%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2017 0.7% -16.8%
2018 0.7% -0.6%
2019 0.8% +2.1%

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% 0.7% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 66 Czechia 0.8% compare
  2. 67 Panama 0.8% compare
  3. 68 Belgium 0.8% compare
  4. 70 Colombia 0.8% compare
  5. 71 Russian Federation 0.7% compare
  6. 72 Türkiye 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in India?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1993.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
India ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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