Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan

Pakistan: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
97th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.497 % of total population1999: 0.513 % of total population2001: 0.523 % of total population2003: 0.531 % of total population2005: 0.537 % of total population2007: 0.547 % of total population2008: 0.553 % of total population2009: 0.552 % of total population2010: 0.553 % of total population2012: 0.56 % of total population2013: 0.553 % of total population2014: 0.552 % of total population2017: 0.558 % of total population2018: 0.559 % of total population2020: 0.567 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

Pakistan ranks 97th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of total population Change
1992 0.5%
1999 0.5% +3.2%
2001 0.5% +2.0%
2003 0.5% +1.5%
2005 0.5% +1.2%
2007 0.5% +1.7%
2008 0.6% +1.1%
2009 0.6% -0.1%
2010 0.6% +0.1%
2012 0.6% +1.2%
2013 0.6% -1.2%
2014 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.6% +1.2%
2018 0.6% +0.1%
2020 0.6% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 6
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 94 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  2. 95 Ghana 0.6% compare
  3. 96 Kenya 0.6% compare
  4. 98 Belize 0.5% compare
  5. 99 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  6. 100 Togo 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Pakistan ranks 97th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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