Pakistan Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Pakistan unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.42%, a 0.08% increase from 2021.
  • Pakistan unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.34%, a 0.21% decline from 2020.
  • Pakistan unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.55%, a 1.72% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.83%, a 0.75% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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West Bank and Gaza 25.72%
Eswatini 24.39%
Republic of Congo 21.80%
Sudan 18.73%
Lesotho 18.04%
Tunisia 16.12%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.32%
Cabo Verde 13.57%
Georgia 11.31%
Mauritania 11.11%
Morocco 10.49%
Angola 10.21%
Mongolia 8.25%
India 7.33%
Honduras 7.10%
Egypt 6.96%
Sri Lanka 6.71%
Pakistan 6.42%
Zambia 6.13%
Uzbekistan 6.01%
Nigeria 5.76%
Nicaragua 5.57%
Kenya 5.50%
Timor-Leste 4.86%
Bangladesh 4.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.57%
Bolivia 4.42%
Cameroon 4.00%
Ghana 3.87%
El Salvador 3.82%
Bhutan 3.60%
Indonesia 3.55%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Lao PDR 2.63%
Moldova 2.28%
Philippines 2.24%
Vanuatu 2.09%
Vietnam 1.92%
Solomon Islands 1.54%
Cambodia 0.36%
Pakistan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 6.42% 0.08%
2021 6.34% -0.21%
2020 6.55% 1.72%
2019 4.83% 0.75%
2018 4.08% 0.17%
2017 3.91% 0.16%
2016 3.76% 0.19%
2015 3.57% 1.74%
2014 1.83% -1.12%
2013 2.95% 1.09%
2012 1.86% 1.06%
2011 0.80% 0.15%
2010 0.65% 0.11%
2009 0.54% 0.12%
2008 0.42% 0.02%
2007 0.40% -0.18%
2006 0.58% -0.01%
2005 0.59% -0.01%
2004 0.60% 0.00%
2003 0.60% 0.01%
2002 0.59% -0.01%
2001 0.60% -0.01%
2000 0.61% 0.00%
1999 0.61% 0.00%
1998 0.61% 0.00%
1997 0.61% -0.03%
1996 0.64% -0.01%
1995 0.65% 0.00%
1994 0.65% 0.01%
1993 0.64% -0.05%
1992 0.68% 0.01%
1991 0.67% 0.01%