Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India

India: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
78th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India, 1983–2019

0.10.20.30.40.51983200120191983: 0.169 % of female youth in employment1987: 0.212 % of female youth in employment1993: 0.157 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.142 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.189 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.208 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.245 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.269 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.335 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.433 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.521 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.46 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

That places India 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% +25.7%
1993 0.2% -26.0%
1999 0.1% -9.9%
2004 0.2% +33.2%
2005 0.2% +10.5%
2007 0.2% +17.5%
2009 0.3% +9.8%
2011 0.3% +24.5%
2017 0.4% +29.5%
2018 0.5% +20.2%
2019 0.5% -11.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 76% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near India

  1. 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 76 Bolivia 0.5% compare
  3. 77 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  4. 79 Rwanda 0.4% compare
  5. 80 Ghana 0.3% compare
  6. 81 Pakistan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in India was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does India rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
India ranks 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
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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