Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan

Pakistan: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
75th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.285 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.293 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.33 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.317 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.297 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.293 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.292 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.328 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.329 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.323 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.355 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.326 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.357 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

Pakistan ranks 75th of 91 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, rural in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.3% +2.7%
2001 0.3% +12.7%
2003 0.3% -3.9%
2005 0.3% -1.6%
2007 0.3% -4.8%
2008 0.3% -1.2%
2009 0.3% -0.4%
2010 0.3% +3.5%
2012 0.3% +8.4%
2013 0.3% +0.3%
2014 0.3% -1.9%
2017 0.4% +10.1%
2018 0.3% -8.3%
2020 0.4% +9.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Pakistan ranks 75th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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