Work & Labour in Pakistan 108 indicators covering work & labour for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 21.7% 2025 up 4.4% 147th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 63.7% 2025 up 8.7% 29th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% 2025 up 7.1% 79th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 25.6% 2025 up 1.9% 170th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.0% 2025 up 2.5% 39th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 54.7% 2025 up 1.9% 155th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 24.0% 2025 up 0.3% 170th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 30.0% 2025 down 1.2% 175th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.1% 2025 up 1.5% 27th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.3% 2025 up 0.6% 148th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 6.7% 186th Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.9% 2025 up 6.1% 156th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.5% 2025 up 5.3% 156th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 73.3% 2025 down 2.1% 40th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 52.3% 2025 down 7.6% 49th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 57.0% 2025 down 5.9% 50th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 26.7% 2025 up 6.4% 147th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 47.7% 2025 up 9.9% 138th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 43.0% 2025 up 9.1% 137th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 53.4% 2025 down 0.3% 6th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 10.0% 2025 down 24.2% 34th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 19.7% 2025 down 10.6% 23rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.2% 2025 down 9.8% 63rd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.8% 2025 up 7.8% 63rd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 25.3% 2025 up 5.1% 42nd Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 18.8% 2025 up 39.6% 181st Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 44.2% 2025 up 7.8% 134th Employment in services (% of total employment) 38.5% 2025 up 10.1% 157th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 10.1% 2025 up 6.5% 118th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.4% 2025 up 64.0% 116th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.6% 2025 up 43.6% 119th GDP per person employed 17,800 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 17.7% 137th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.0% 2025 up 95.1% 64th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.9% 2025 up 112.7% 72nd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 10.0% 2025 up 63.5% 44th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 28.2% 2025 up 16.5% 180th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.5% 2025 up 2.2% 25th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.3% 2025 up 6.4% 147th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.3% 2025 up 13.0% 139th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.7% 2025 up 9.9% 18th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 34.6% 2025 up 14.0% 183rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.5% 2025 up 12.9% 61st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.5% 2025 up 89.3% 89th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 up 117.5% 78th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.2% 2025 up 40.4% 86th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 56.6% 2025 up 3.2% 4th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 13.2% 2025 up 73.8% 104th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 34.4% 2025 up 13.0% 19th Productivity: output per hour worked 8.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 6.4% 104th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 19.5% 2025 up 3.7% 136th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 57.7% 2025 up 4.4% 25th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 39.0% 2025 up 3.8% 71st Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 22.4% 2025 down 0.6% 168th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.2% 2025 down 0.7% 31st Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 49.5% 2025 down 1.3% 145th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 73.2% 2025 down 2.1% 37th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 50.4% 2025 down 8.0% 46th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 55.5% 2025 down 6.2% 48th Unemployment with basic education 6.3% 2025 up 188.3% 69th Unemployment with basic education, male 5.7% 2025 up 187.2% 68th Page 1 of 2 Next →