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

Pakistan: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
60th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.298 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.266 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.33 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.316 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.314 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.314 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.296 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.299 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.298 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.309 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.314 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.317 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.38 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.355 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.392 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.4% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

Pakistan ranks 60th of 84 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, rural in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.3%
1999 0.3% -10.8%
2001 0.3% +24.2%
2003 0.3% -4.4%
2005 0.3% -0.5%
2007 0.3% -0.0%
2008 0.3% -5.7%
2009 0.3% +0.7%
2010 0.3% -0.1%
2012 0.3% +3.5%
2013 0.3% +1.9%
2014 0.3% +0.9%
2017 0.4% +19.7%
2018 0.4% -6.4%
2020 0.4% +10.4%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 94% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 57% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 57 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  2. 58 Belize 0.4% compare
  3. 59 India 0.4% compare
  4. 61 Brazil 0.4% compare
  5. 62 Romania 0.4% compare
  6. 63 Gambia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does Pakistan rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Pakistan ranks 60th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, 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 wage 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
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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