ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan

Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 21,803 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21,803 1000 No
World rank
4th
of 80 countries
All-time high
21,803 1000 No
in 2025
All-time low
13,202 1000 No
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan, 2006–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2006201520252006: 13.2k 1000 No2007: 13.8k 1000 No2008: 14.0k 1000 No2009: 14.4k 1000 No2010: 14.6k 1000 No2011: 15.6k 1000 No2013: 16.2k 1000 No2014: 16.1k 1000 No2015: 16.7k 1000 No2016: 16.8k 1000 No2018: 17.6k 1000 No2019: 17.5k 1000 No2021: 18.6k 1000 No2025: 21.8k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 21,803 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan peaked at 21,803 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,202 1000 No, in 2006.

Pakistan ranks 4th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Pakistan, 2006 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2006 13,202 1000 No
2007 13,794 1000 No +4.5%
2008 14,020 1000 No +1.6%
2009 14,444 1000 No +3.0%
2010 14,616 1000 No +1.2%
2011 15,606 1000 No +6.8%
2013 16,226 1000 No +4.0%
2014 16,138 1000 No -0.5%
2015 16,722 1000 No +3.6%
2016 16,774 1000 No +0.3%
2018 17,638 1000 No +5.2%
2019 17,480 1000 No -0.9%
2021 18,619 1000 No +6.5%
2025 21,803 1000 No +17.1%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 21,803 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 983.2 1000 No, 22.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 21,803 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 153.85 1000 No, 141.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,865 1000 No 13,202 1000 No 14,444 1000 No 4
2010s 16,400 1000 No 14,616 1000 No 17,638 1000 No 8
2020s 20,211 1000 No 18,619 1000 No 21,803 1000 No 2

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 India 158,236 1000 No compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 12,231 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1,826 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Indonesia 24,641 1000 No compare
  5. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 5,320 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bangladesh 21,872 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Cabo Verde 24.4 1000 No compare
  8. 3 Türkiye 3,763 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 556.26 1000 No compare
  10. 5 Egypt 10,486 1000 No compare
  11. 5 Republic of Moldova 207.81 1000 No compare
  12. 6 Thailand 7,348 1000 No compare
  13. 7 Philippines 6,736 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Pakistan was 21,803 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 21,803 1000 No in 2025.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 13,202 1000 No in 2006.
How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
Pakistan ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,564 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.