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

Pakistan: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
61st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.4 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.378 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.446 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.431 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.43 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.423 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.401 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.408 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.406 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.408 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.421 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.433 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.481 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.473 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.489 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.5% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Pakistan ranks 61st of 86 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% -5.6%
2001 0.4% +18.2%
2003 0.4% -3.3%
2005 0.4% -0.2%
2007 0.4% -1.7%
2008 0.4% -5.1%
2009 0.4% +1.7%
2010 0.4% -0.6%
2012 0.4% +0.6%
2013 0.4% +3.2%
2014 0.4% +2.7%
2017 0.5% +11.3%
2018 0.5% -1.8%
2020 0.5% +3.5%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 68% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

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% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 58 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  2. 59 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 60 India 0.5% compare
  4. 62 Belize 0.5% compare
  5. 63 Türkiye 0.5% compare
  6. 64 Brazil 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Pakistan ranks 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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