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

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

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
46th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81992200620201992: 0.774 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.754 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.775 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.772 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.772 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.781 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.776 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.748 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.743 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.768 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.758 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.727 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.764 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.742 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.781 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

Pakistan ranks 46th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1999 0.8% -2.6%
2001 0.8% +2.7%
2003 0.8% -0.4%
2005 0.8% +0.1%
2007 0.8% +1.1%
2008 0.8% -0.6%
2009 0.7% -3.6%
2010 0.7% -0.7%
2012 0.8% +3.4%
2013 0.8% -1.3%
2014 0.7% -4.1%
2017 0.8% +5.1%
2018 0.7% -2.8%
2020 0.8% +5.2%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 43 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  2. 44 Thailand 0.8% compare
  3. 45 Italy 0.8% compare
  4. 47 Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 48 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  6. 49 Ecuador 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Pakistan ranks 46th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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