Labour force participation in Pakistan
The ILO estimates that 52.3% of people aged 15 and over in Pakistan were in the labour force in 2025.
Pakistan, 2025
52.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
146th of 181
Labour force participation in Pakistan over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.3% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 52.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52.0%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Pakistan has the 146th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Pakistan
All statistics for Pakistan
Women's labour force participation
24.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
49.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
36.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.3%
2025 · World Bank