Female share of low pay earners in India
India: Female share of low pay earners was 44.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of low pay earners in India, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of low pay earners in India is 44.93, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
India ranks 47th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of low pay earners in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 37.58 | — |
| 2019 | 40.82 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 39.66 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.29 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 40.4 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.13 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 43.43 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 44.93 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.2 | 37.58 | 40.82 | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.97 | 39.66 | 44.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 female share of low pay earners in India?
- Female share of low pay earners in India was 44.93 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest female share of low pay earners recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 44.93 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of low pay earners recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.58 in 2018.
- How does India rank for female share of low pay earners?
- India ranks 47th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of low pay earners rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Female share of low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.