Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan

Pakistan: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
87th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.356 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.357 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.402 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.391 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.389 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.371 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.37 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.368 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.372 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.395 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.4 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.394 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.427 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.402 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.421 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.4% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.

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 25-64 in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% +0.4%
2001 0.4% +12.5%
2003 0.4% -2.7%
2005 0.4% -0.6%
2007 0.4% -4.7%
2008 0.4% -0.2%
2009 0.4% -0.5%
2010 0.4% +1.2%
2012 0.4% +6.2%
2013 0.4% +1.1%
2014 0.4% -1.5%
2017 0.4% +8.3%
2018 0.4% -5.7%
2020 0.4% +4.7%

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. 84 Thailand 0.5% compare
  2. 85 India 0.5% compare
  3. 86 Peru 0.4% compare
  4. 88 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  5. 89 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  6. 90 Gambia 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Pakistan ranks 87th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-workers-aged-25-64-percent-of-employed-population-aged-25-64/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-workers-aged-25-64-percent-of-employed-population-aged-25-64/pakistan/">Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed