Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2022 was 43.17%, a 0.59% decline from 2021.
  • Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.77%, a 1.66% increase from 2020.
  • Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.10%, a 2.12% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 39.99%, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 43.17% -0.59%
2021 43.77% 1.66%
2020 42.10% 2.12%
2019 39.99% -0.06%
2018 40.05% -0.09%
2017 40.14% -0.09%
2016 40.23% -0.09%
2015 40.31% 0.24%
2014 40.07% -1.34%
2013 41.42% 0.58%
2012 40.84% 0.57%
2011 40.27% -1.33%
2010 41.60% 0.50%
2009 41.10% 0.35%
2008 40.74% -0.54%
2007 41.28% -1.08%
2006 42.36% -0.61%
2005 42.97% -0.61%
2004 43.59% 0.08%
2003 43.51% 0.08%
2002 43.43% 1.46%
2001 41.97% 1.45%
2000 40.52% 0.12%
1999 40.40% 0.13%
1998 40.27% -0.93%
1997 41.20% 1.07%
1996 40.13% 1.06%
1995 39.07% -0.45%
1994 39.52% -0.79%
1993 40.31% -1.45%
1992 41.76% -0.01%
1991 41.77% 41.77%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%