ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 29,604 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
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan stood at 29,604 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan peaked at 29,604 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20,931 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Pakistan 4th 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 | 20,931 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 21,538 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22,781 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 23,629 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 24,416 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 25,173 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 25,112 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 25,349 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 25,933 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 25,492 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 26,684 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 27,031 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 29,604 1000 No | +9.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 29,604 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 9.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 29,604 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 196.83 1000 No, 150.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,220 1000 No | 20,931 1000 No | 23,629 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,451 1000 No | 24,416 1000 No | 26,684 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 28,317 1000 No | 27,031 1000 No | 29,604 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 3,567 1000 No compare
- 1 India 292,235 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 19,960 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 40,411 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 35,351 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 12,651 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 7,390 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 5,403 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 29,604 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 29,604 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 20,931 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Pakistan ranks 4th 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 14.2%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — 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.