Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
62nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.338 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.328 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.382 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.389 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.385 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.383 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.387 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.386 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.409 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.408 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.409 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.44 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.428 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.45 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

That places Pakistan 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% -3.0%
2001 0.4% +16.4%
2003 0.4% -1.2%
2005 0.4% +3.1%
2007 0.4% -1.1%
2008 0.4% -0.7%
2009 0.4% +1.2%
2010 0.4% -0.4%
2012 0.4% +6.2%
2013 0.4% -0.3%
2014 0.4% +0.2%
2017 0.4% +7.5%
2018 0.4% -2.5%
2020 0.4% +5.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 69% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 59 Morocco 0.5% compare
  2. 60 Belize 0.5% compare
  3. 61 Gambia 0.5% compare
  4. 63 Thailand 0.4% compare
  5. 64 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
  6. 65 Peru 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Pakistan ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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