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

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

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
68th
of 107 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, total in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.319 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.306 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.361 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.35 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.343 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.339 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.351 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.391 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.371 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.396 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.4% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

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

Pakistan ranks 68th of 107 countries on this measure, 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, total in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% -4.2%
2001 0.4% +18.3%
2003 0.4% -3.1%
2005 0.4% +1.0%
2007 0.3% -3.1%
2008 0.3% -0.8%
2009 0.3% -0.4%
2010 0.3% -0.9%
2012 0.4% +5.5%
2013 0.4% -0.0%
2014 0.4% -0.7%
2017 0.4% +11.2%
2018 0.4% -5.1%
2020 0.4% +6.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Pakistan ranks 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, total (% of total 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, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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