Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India

India: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
67th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.61983200120191983: 0.264 % of male employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.281 % of male employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.282 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.328 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.403 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.413 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.44 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.46 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.504 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.609 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.623 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.589 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1983.

India ranks 67th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.3%
1987 0.3% +6.3%
1993 0.3% +0.4%
1999 0.3% +16.5%
2004 0.4% +22.8%
2005 0.4% +2.3%
2007 0.4% +6.7%
2009 0.5% +4.5%
2011 0.5% +9.6%
2017 0.6% +20.8%
2018 0.6% +2.3%
2019 0.6% -5.4%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 64 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  2. 65 Panama 0.6% compare
  3. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  4. 68 Thailand 0.6% compare
  5. 69 Peru 0.6% compare
  6. 70 Bolivia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1983.
How does India rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
India ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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