ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 675.22 1000 No in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan, 2009–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 675.22 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14,266.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Pakistan peaked at 675.22 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7 1000 No, in 2015.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 54.91 1000 No | — |
| 2010 | 52.93 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 27.36 1000 No | -48.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.15 1000 No | -71.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7 1000 No | -42.3% |
| 2018 | 9.07 1000 No | +93.0% |
| 2025 | 675.22 1000 No | +7344.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 675.22 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 151.41 1000 No, 4.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.91 1000 No | 54.91 1000 No | 54.91 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.83 1000 No | 4.7 1000 No | 52.93 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 675.22 1000 No | 675.22 1000 No | 675.22 1000 No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 675.22 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 675.22 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 4.7 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 19 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 14,266.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.