Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
65th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.585 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.575 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.64 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.637 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.636 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.635 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.622 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.633 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.636 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.645 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.658 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.661 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.694 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.688 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.7 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2020, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places Pakistan 65th out of 92 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.6%
1999 0.6% -1.7%
2001 0.6% +11.3%
2003 0.6% -0.4%
2005 0.6% -0.2%
2007 0.6% -0.2%
2008 0.6% -2.0%
2009 0.6% +1.8%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2012 0.6% +1.5%
2013 0.7% +2.0%
2014 0.7% +0.4%
2017 0.7% +5.1%
2018 0.7% -0.9%
2020 0.7% +1.7%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 62 Egypt 0.7% compare
  2. 63 Colombia 0.7% compare
  3. 64 Philippines 0.7% compare
  4. 66 Armenia 0.7% compare
  5. 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  6. 68 Panama 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male?
Pakistan ranks 65th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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