Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan

Pakistan: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
3rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.82007201320202007: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.752 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.743 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.772 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.782 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.778 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.806 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.809 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.836 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2007 0.8%
2008 0.8% +3.8%
2009 0.8% -4.0%
2010 0.7% -1.2%
2012 0.8% +4.0%
2013 0.8% +1.3%
2014 0.8% -0.5%
2017 0.8% +3.6%
2018 0.8% +0.4%
2020 0.8% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Ghana 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Zambia 0.8% compare
  5. 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Pakistan rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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