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

India: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
59th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

0.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.132 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.171 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.145 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.158 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.225 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.247 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.262 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.289 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.335 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.445 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.461 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.417 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in India stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in India peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.

That places India 59th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.1%
1987 0.2% +29.1%
1993 0.1% -15.1%
1999 0.2% +8.8%
2004 0.2% +42.3%
2005 0.2% +10.0%
2007 0.3% +5.9%
2009 0.3% +10.5%
2011 0.3% +15.9%
2017 0.4% +32.7%
2018 0.5% +3.6%
2019 0.4% -9.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  2. 57 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  3. 58 Belize 0.4% compare
  4. 60 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  5. 61 Brazil 0.4% compare
  6. 62 Romania 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in India?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in India was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
How does India rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
India ranks 59th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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