ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 14,944 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan is 14,944 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan peaked at 14,944 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,737 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total (15+), rural in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6,737 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 7,236 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7,830 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 8,262 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 8,874 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 9,477 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 9,809 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10,417 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 10,631 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10,957 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10,333 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 11,096 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 11,580 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 14,944 1000 No | +29.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14,944 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,650 1000 No, 9.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 14,944 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 167.22 1000 No, 89.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +29.1% | 11,580 1000 No | 14,944 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,516 1000 No | 6,737 1000 No | 8,262 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 10,199 1000 No | 8,874 1000 No | 11,096 1000 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 13,262 1000 No | 11,580 1000 No | 14,944 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 117,159 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 16,652 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1,950 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 24,444 1000 No compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 9,493 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 18,926 1000 No compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 21.53 1000 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 3,130 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,061 1000 No compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 514.67 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 9,572 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 7,427 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 6,397 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Pakistan was 14,944 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,944 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,737 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.