ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 16,524 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 16,524 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan peaked at 16,524 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,878 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Pakistan 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,878 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 8,141 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8,013 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,273 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8,435 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,046 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 10,063 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 9,707 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 9,962 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11,480 1000 No | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 10,879 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 12,534 1000 No | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 16,524 1000 No | +31.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 16,524 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 474.57 1000 No, 34.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 16,524 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 332.72 1000 No, 49.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,076 1000 No | 7,878 1000 No | 8,273 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 9,939 1000 No | 8,435 1000 No | 11,480 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 14,529 1000 No | 12,534 1000 No | 16,524 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 38,572 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 8,653 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 672.7 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,458 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 205.4 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 15,220 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 13,963 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 136.89 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 10,449 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 status of employment in Pakistan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan was 16,524 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,524 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,878 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — 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.