ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 35,984 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 35,984 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.
That represents a change of up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan peaked at 35,984 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,321 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Pakistan 3rd 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 | 23,321 1000 No | — |
| 2007 | 23,734 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24,284 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24,955 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 25,293 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 26,190 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 27,229 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 26,738 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 27,326 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28,764 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 28,146 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 30,069 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 35,984 1000 No | +19.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 35,984 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,020 1000 No, 17.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 35,984 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 485.38 1000 No, 74.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,073 1000 No | 23,321 1000 No | 24,955 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 27,098 1000 No | 25,293 1000 No | 28,764 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 33,027 1000 No | 30,069 1000 No | 35,984 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 232,507 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 18,363 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 2,599 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 37,864 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,658 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 14,794 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 11,696 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 35,984 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 35,984 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 23,321 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd 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 31.7%. 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, total, 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.