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

India: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
38th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.811 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.839 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.825 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.899 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.897 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.924 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.924 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.929 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.963 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.963 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.966 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in India is 1.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in India peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1983.

That places India 38th out of 86 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, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1983 0.8%
1987 0.8% +3.5%
1993 0.8% -1.7%
1999 0.9% +9.0%
2004 0.9% -0.2%
2005 0.9% +3.0%
2007 0.9% -0.0%
2009 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% +1.7%
2017 1.0% +3.6%
2018 1.0% +0.1%
2019 1.0% +0.3%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 35 Sri Lanka 1.0% compare
  2. 36 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  3. 37 Armenia 1.0% compare
  4. 39 Namibia 1.0% compare
  5. 40 Spain 1.0% compare
  6. 41 Brazil 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in India?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in India was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
How does India rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
India ranks 38th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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