Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India
India: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
India ranks 71st of 97 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, urban in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.8% | — |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does India rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- India ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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