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

Pakistan: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
64th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.464 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.445 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.527 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.518 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.521 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.517 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.506 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.518 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.522 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.543 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.553 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.557 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.604 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.591 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.61 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.6% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Pakistan ranks 64th of 90 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.5%
1999 0.4% -4.0%
2001 0.5% +18.3%
2003 0.5% -1.6%
2005 0.5% +0.6%
2007 0.5% -0.8%
2008 0.5% -2.2%
2009 0.5% +2.5%
2010 0.5% +0.6%
2012 0.5% +4.1%
2013 0.6% +1.8%
2014 0.6% +0.8%
2017 0.6% +8.5%
2018 0.6% -2.2%
2020 0.6% +3.1%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 6
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 61 Armenia 0.7% compare
  2. 62 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  3. 63 Colombia 0.6% compare
  4. 65 Panama 0.6% compare
  5. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  6. 67 India 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Pakistan ranks 64th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage 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
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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