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

Pakistan: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1999
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.31992200620201992: 0.33 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.338 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.303 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.315 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.307 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.297 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.311 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.311 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.322 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.297 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.312 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Pakistan ranks 18th of 94 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, urban in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% +2.2%
2001 0.3% -10.3%
2003 0.3% +4.0%
2005 0.3% -1.4%
2007 0.3% -1.0%
2008 0.3% -3.3%
2009 0.3% +2.9%
2010 0.3% +1.7%
2012 0.3% -3.5%
2013 0.3% +3.6%
2014 0.3% +3.7%
2017 0.3% -8.0%
2018 0.3% +5.2%
2020 0.3% -0.5%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Pakistan rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Pakistan ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2020.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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