Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the service sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
That places Pakistan 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of female workers in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +13.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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
More reference data data for Pakistan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female?
- Pakistan ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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