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

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

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
20th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2008
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.415 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.423 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.386 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.372 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.348 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.352 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.339 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.356 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.363 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.347 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.358 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.352 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan is 0.4%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.

That places Pakistan 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, total in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.4%
1999 0.4% +2.0%
2001 0.4% -8.7%
2003 0.4% -3.6%
2005 0.4% -5.0%
2007 0.3% -1.7%
2008 0.3% -3.5%
2009 0.3% +2.7%
2010 0.4% +2.2%
2012 0.3% -3.9%
2013 0.4% +5.3%
2014 0.4% +1.8%
2017 0.3% -4.4%
2018 0.4% +3.1%
2020 0.4% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 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 self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
How does Pakistan rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Pakistan ranks 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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