Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
87th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.374 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.42 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.411 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.423 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.415 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.414 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.417 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.422 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.448 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.447 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.444 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.478 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.464 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.48 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan is 0.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Pakistan ranks 87th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% -1.1%
2001 0.4% +12.4%
2003 0.4% -2.0%
2005 0.4% +2.9%
2007 0.4% -2.0%
2008 0.4% -0.1%
2009 0.4% +0.8%
2010 0.4% +1.1%
2012 0.4% +6.1%
2013 0.4% -0.2%
2014 0.4% -0.6%
2017 0.5% +7.6%
2018 0.5% -3.0%
2020 0.5% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 84 Colombia 0.5% compare
  2. 85 Thailand 0.5% compare
  3. 86 Gambia 0.5% compare
  4. 88 India 0.5% compare
  5. 89 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 90 Bangladesh 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Pakistan ranks 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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