Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan

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

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
90th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.364 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.368 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.413 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.396 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.394 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.376 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.373 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.377 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.404 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.407 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.4 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.437 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.409 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.

Pakistan ranks 90th of 107 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, total in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% +1.0%
2001 0.4% +12.4%
2003 0.4% -4.2%
2005 0.4% -0.6%
2007 0.4% -4.0%
2008 0.4% -0.6%
2009 0.4% -0.7%
2010 0.4% +1.2%
2012 0.4% +7.2%
2013 0.4% +0.5%
2014 0.4% -1.6%
2017 0.4% +9.2%
2018 0.4% -6.5%
2020 0.4% +4.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 87 India 0.5% compare
  2. 88 Peru 0.5% compare
  3. 89 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  4. 91 Gambia 0.4% compare
  5. 92 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  6. 93 Senegal 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Pakistan ranks 90th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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