Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
91st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2009
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.274 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.332 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.373 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.319 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.269 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.23 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.228 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.21 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.218 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.251 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.271 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.253 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.291 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.224 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.255 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan is 0.3%, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.

Pakistan ranks 91st of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% +21.2%
2001 0.4% +12.3%
2003 0.3% -14.6%
2005 0.3% -15.8%
2007 0.2% -14.3%
2008 0.2% -0.8%
2009 0.2% -8.2%
2010 0.2% +4.2%
2012 0.3% +15.1%
2013 0.3% +7.8%
2014 0.3% -6.5%
2017 0.3% +14.7%
2018 0.2% -22.8%
2020 0.3% +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 88 Peru 0.4% compare
  2. 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  3. 90 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 92 Senegal 0.2% compare
  5. 93 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  6. 94 Niger 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Pakistan ranks 91st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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