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

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

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
64th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.486 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.498 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.494 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.494 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.497 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.49 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.496 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.492 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.495 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.498 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.487 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.481 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.503 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.474 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.532 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.5%
1999 0.5% +2.4%
2001 0.5% -0.7%
2003 0.5% -0.1%
2005 0.5% +0.7%
2007 0.5% -1.4%
2008 0.5% +1.1%
2009 0.5% -0.8%
2010 0.5% +0.7%
2012 0.5% +0.6%
2013 0.5% -2.3%
2014 0.5% -1.3%
2017 0.5% +4.6%
2018 0.5% -5.7%
2020 0.5% +12.4%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Pakistan ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service 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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