Average effective retirement women in India
India: Average effective retirement women was 62.3 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
62.3
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 49 countries
All-time high
72.2
in 2003
All-time low
60.4
in 1998
Years of data
31
1988–2018
Average effective retirement women in India, 1988–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, average effective retirement women in India stood at 62.3.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average effective retirement women in India peaked at 72.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.4, in 1998.
That places India 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Average effective retirement women in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 64.5 | — |
| 1989 | 65.3 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 66.5 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 67.5 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 68.8 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 70 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 70.3 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.1 | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 62.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.7 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 60.4 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.8 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 70.6 | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 65.4 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 67.4 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 72.2 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 67.2 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 66.9 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.6 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.4 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.1 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.5 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 61.9 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.3 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.5 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 61 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.7 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.4 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 62.4 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.3 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9 | 64.5 | 65.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.04 | 60.4 | 70.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.23 | 63.5 | 72.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.36 | 60.5 | 62.4 | 9 |
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More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average effective retirement women in India?
- Average effective retirement women in India was 62.3 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average effective retirement women recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest average effective retirement women recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4 in 1998.
- How does India rank for average effective retirement women?
- India ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average effective retirement women rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective retirement women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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