Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
45th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.60.81992200620201992: 0.772 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.745 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.795 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.796 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.803 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.807 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.787 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.776 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.766 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.792 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.798 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.783 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.802 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.791 % of male workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.805 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan is 0.8%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.

Pakistan ranks 45th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1999 0.7% -3.5%
2001 0.8% +6.7%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2005 0.8% +0.9%
2007 0.8% +0.5%
2008 0.8% -2.4%
2009 0.8% -1.5%
2010 0.8% -1.3%
2012 0.8% +3.4%
2013 0.8% +0.8%
2014 0.8% -1.9%
2017 0.8% +2.5%
2018 0.8% -1.4%
2020 0.8% +1.8%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 42 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  2. 43 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  3. 44 South Africa 0.8% compare
  4. 46 Armenia 0.8% compare
  5. 47 Italy 0.8% compare
  6. 48 Iceland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Pakistan ranks 45th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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