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

Pakistan: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
70th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811992200620201992: 0.923 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.934 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.938 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.922 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.916 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.914 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.911 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.918 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.909 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.93 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.929 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.915 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.901 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.896 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Pakistan is 0.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Pakistan peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

That places Pakistan 70th out of 86 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.9%
1999 0.9% +1.1%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2003 0.9% -1.7%
2005 0.9% -0.7%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% -0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.8%
2010 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% +2.3%
2013 0.9% -1.8%
2014 0.9% +1.8%
2017 0.9% -1.5%
2018 0.9% -1.5%
2020 0.9% -0.6%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 67 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  2. 68 Cambodia 0.9% compare
  3. 69 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  4. 71 Rwanda 0.9% compare
  5. 72 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  6. 73 Romania 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Pakistan?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Pakistan was 0.9% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Pakistan ranks 70th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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