ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 27.01 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Pakistan stood at 27.01 %.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Pakistan peaked at 31.69 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.36 %, in 2021.
Pakistan ranks 29th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.69 % | — |
| 2007 | 31.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.18 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.14 % | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.92 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 27.73 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 29.28 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 27.84 % | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 29.59 % | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 30.59 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 30.14 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.45 % | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 23.36 % | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 27.01 % | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.15 % | 30.14 % | 31.69 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.69 % | 25.45 % | 30.59 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.19 % | 23.36 % | 27.01 % | 2 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,712 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,711 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 299.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 478,129 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Pakistan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Pakistan was 27.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.69 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.36 % in 2021.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.