Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India

India: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
27th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.153 % of urban youth labor force1987: 0.178 % of urban youth labor force1993: 0.146 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.154 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.141 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.159 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.138 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.123 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.14 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.264 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.269 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.287 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 133.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

India ranks 27th of 97 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% +16.8%
1993 0.1% -18.0%
1999 0.2% +5.1%
2004 0.1% -8.4%
2005 0.2% +13.2%
2007 0.1% -13.4%
2009 0.1% -10.8%
2011 0.1% +13.7%
2017 0.3% +89.3%
2018 0.3% +1.9%
2019 0.3% +6.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (23 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 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 24 Lithuania 0.3% compare
  2. 25 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  3. 26 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 28 Colombia 0.3% compare
  5. 29 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  6. 30 Egypt 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does India rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
India ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 133.6%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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