Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Pakistan

Pakistan: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 79.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
79.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
81.0%
in 2014
All-time low
78.5%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2009–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Pakistan, 2009–2018

0204060802009201320182009: 78.62010: 78.52011: 79.82013: 79.12014: 812015: 79.92018: 79.3

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Pakistan is 79.3%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Pakistan peaked at 81.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2010.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Pakistan, 2009 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2009 78.6%
2010 78.5% -0.1%
2011 79.8% +1.6%
2013 79.1% -0.9%
2014 81.0% +2.4%
2015 79.9% -1.3%
2018 79.3% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.6% 78.6% 78.6% 1
2010s 79.6% 78.5% 81.0% 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Honduras 83.6% compare
  2. 2 Guatemala 80.1% compare
  3. 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 75.6% compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 73.5% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Pakistan?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Pakistan was 79.3% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2010.
How does Pakistan rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (male), which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.