Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan

Pakistan: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
18th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2007
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan, 2007–2020

00.10.20.30.42007201320202007: 0.383 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.301 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.29 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.229 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.247 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.204 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.209 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Pakistan ranks 18th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2007 0.4%
2008 0.3% -26.6%
2009 0.3% +6.8%
2010 0.3% -3.5%
2012 0.2% -14.4%
2013 0.2% -7.9%
2014 0.2% +8.2%
2017 0.2% -17.6%
2018 0.2% +2.4%
2020 0.2% -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
Pakistan ranks 18th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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