Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1999
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.46 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.467 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.424 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.413 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.4 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.4 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.388 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.401 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.406 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.39 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.404 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.407 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.387 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.399 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.398 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.

Pakistan ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.5%
1999 0.5% +1.7%
2001 0.4% -9.3%
2003 0.4% -2.5%
2005 0.4% -3.3%
2007 0.4% +0.1%
2008 0.4% -3.1%
2009 0.4% +3.3%
2010 0.4% +1.4%
2012 0.4% -4.0%
2013 0.4% +3.6%
2014 0.4% +0.8%
2017 0.4% -5.1%
2018 0.4% +3.2%
2020 0.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 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. 15 Ghana 0.4% compare
  2. 16 Uganda 0.4% compare
  3. 17 Senegal 0.4% compare
  4. 19 Jamaica 0.4% compare
  5. 20 Kenya 0.4% compare
  6. 21 India 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
How does Pakistan rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Pakistan ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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