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

Pakistan: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
24th
of 25 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, total in Pakistan, 2007–2020

00.10.20.30.42007201320202007: 0.41 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.332 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.368 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.37 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.315 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.295 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.312 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.263 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.268 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.225 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.

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

That places Pakistan 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 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, total in Pakistan?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total 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, total 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, total 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, total?
Pakistan ranks 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 295 data points, 1981–2021
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