Low pay rate in India
India: Low pay rate was 22.52 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in India, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, low pay rate in India stood at 22.52. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
That places India 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low pay rate in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30.08 | — |
| 2019 | 26.76 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 27.52 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.07 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 27.69 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 27.95 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.16 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 22.52 | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.42 | 26.76 | 30.08 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.32 | 22.52 | 27.95 | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in India?
- Low pay rate in India was 22.52 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 30.08 in 2018.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.52 in 2025.
- How does India rank for low pay rate?
- India ranks 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. 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 proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.