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

Pakistan: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
74th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2007
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.503 % of urban workers in the service sector1999: 0.493 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.535 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.509 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.512 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.487 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.509 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.508 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.507 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.519 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.523 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.515 % of urban workers in the service sector2017: 0.544 % of urban workers in the service sector2018: 0.528 % of urban workers in the service sector2020: 0.533 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan is 0.5%, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.

Pakistan ranks 74th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.5%
1999 0.5% -1.9%
2001 0.5% +8.5%
2003 0.5% -5.0%
2005 0.5% +0.7%
2007 0.5% -5.0%
2008 0.5% +4.5%
2009 0.5% -0.0%
2010 0.5% -0.4%
2012 0.5% +2.5%
2013 0.5% +0.7%
2014 0.5% -1.6%
2017 0.5% +5.8%
2018 0.5% -3.0%
2020 0.5% +0.9%

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, urban in Pakistan?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Pakistan ranks 74th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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