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

Pakistan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
85th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2007
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.479 % of male workers in the service sector1999: 0.475 % of male workers in the service sector2001: 0.493 % of male workers in the service sector2003: 0.477 % of male workers in the service sector2005: 0.482 % of male workers in the service sector2007: 0.467 % of male workers in the service sector2008: 0.475 % of male workers in the service sector2009: 0.475 % of male workers in the service sector2010: 0.472 % of male workers in the service sector2012: 0.481 % of male workers in the service sector2013: 0.475 % of male workers in the service sector2014: 0.469 % of male workers in the service sector2017: 0.495 % of male workers in the service sector2018: 0.477 % of male workers in the service sector2020: 0.497 % of male workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.

Pakistan ranks 85th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.5%
1999 0.5% -0.7%
2001 0.5% +3.7%
2003 0.5% -3.2%
2005 0.5% +1.0%
2007 0.5% -3.2%
2008 0.5% +1.9%
2009 0.5% +0.0%
2010 0.5% -0.7%
2012 0.5% +2.0%
2013 0.5% -1.3%
2014 0.5% -1.2%
2017 0.5% +5.5%
2018 0.5% -3.7%
2020 0.5% +4.2%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 82 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  2. 83 Nepal 0.5% compare
  3. 84 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  4. 86 Colombia 0.5% compare
  5. 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
  6. 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male?
Pakistan ranks 85th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the service 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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