Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan

Pakistan: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6904 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6904
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
59th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 1992
All-time low
0.5069
in 2007
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.60.811992200620201992: 0.91999: 0.7062001: 0.5982003: 0.6292005: 0.5682007: 0.5072008: 0.6132009: 0.6392010: 0.6252012: 0.6252013: 0.6252014: 0.6142017: 0.5182018: 0.6322020: 0.69

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan stood at 0.6904.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan peaked at 0.9 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5069, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.9
1999 0.7058 -21.6%
2001 0.5978 -15.3%
2003 0.6289 +5.2%
2005 0.5682 -9.7%
2007 0.5069 -10.8%
2008 0.6132 +21.0%
2009 0.6393 +4.3%
2010 0.625 -2.2%
2012 0.625 +0.0%
2013 0.625 +0.0%
2014 0.6137 -1.8%
2017 0.5178 -15.6%
2018 0.6316 +22.0%
2020 0.6904 +9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8029 0.7058 0.9 2
2000s 0.5924 0.5069 0.6393 6
2010s 0.6064 0.5178 0.6316 6
2020s 0.6904 0.6904 0.6904 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 56 Latvia 0.7294 compare
  2. 57 Argentina 0.7284 compare
  3. 58 Estonia 0.7078 compare
  4. 60 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6837 compare
  5. 61 Cyprus 0.6702 compare
  6. 62 India 0.6667 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan was 0.6904 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 1992.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5069 in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Pakistan ranks 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
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