Work & Labour in Pakistan

1,198 indicators covering work & labour for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Children in child labour 1,683 2021 up 5.9% 2nd
Share of children in child labour 13.12 2021 down 1.5% 9th
Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 13.12 2021 down 1.5% 9th
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,556 2025 up 74.6% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in tourism sector 54.1 2025 down 5.7% 5th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in tourism sector 52.33 2025 down 7.4% 4th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.6% 2018 2nd
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.7% 2018 3rd
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.3% 2018 5th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.1% 2018 11th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.2% 2018 10th
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.4% 2018 2nd
Coverage of social protection and labor programs 22.1% 2018 up 137.7% 38th
Coverage of social safety net programs 10.3% 2018 up 295.0% 33rd
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile 20.6% 2018 up 1,705.3% 33rd
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile 15.0% 2018 up 503.8% 33rd
Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile 9.7% 2018 up 270.2% 33rd
Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile 4.4% 2018 up 33.0% 36th
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile 1.5% 2018 down 55.3% 39th
Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 19.5% 2018 up 75.3% 38th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 31.2% 2018 up 260.4% 38th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 25.9% 2018 up 537.2% 38th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 21.8% 2018 up 366.2% 38th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 23.9% 2018 up 220.3% 38th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 23.4% 2018 up 254.2% 38th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 17.9% 2018 up 67.9% 38th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 20.4% 2018 up 119.5% 38th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 20.3% 2018 up 118.8% 38th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 17.9% 2018 up 74.7% 38th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 17.2% 2018 up 85.0% 38th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 19.8% 2018 up 83.0% 38th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 17.0% 2018 up 30.6% 39th
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 17.8% 2018 up 51.0% 37th
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 21.1% 2018 up 34.1% 37th
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and 23.1% 2018 up 34.8% 36th
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection 36.5% 2018 up 300.9% 37th
Average monthly earnings of tourism sector employees 31,932 2025 up 106.1% 10th
Average monthly earnings of tourism sector employees 31,932 2025 up 106.1% 10th
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.0% 2018 5th
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection 27.8% 2018 up 1,041.4% 35th
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs 24.9% 2018 up 3.4% 25th
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest 4.6% 2018 up 38.2% 33rd
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social 24.3% 2018 down 50.8% 28th
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social 8.9% 2018 down 60.5% 34th
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 16.9% 2018 down 38.4% 27th
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 12.8% 2018 down 38.0% 28th
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 22.2% 2018 up 2.2% 24th
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 18.3% 2018 down 19.8% 25th
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 25.5% 2018 up 18.0% 19th
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 27.1% 2018 up 24.4% 22nd
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social 30.7% 2018 up 56.2% 9th
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social 36.6% 2018 up 41.4% 14th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -rural 0.6% 2018 2nd
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.1% 2018 4th
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social 36.5% 2018 down 45.1% 32nd
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social 8.5% 2018 down 44.4% 17th
Coverage of social insurance programs 6.4% 2018 down 5.4% 31st
Coverage of social insurance programs in poorest quintile 1.9% 2018 down 36.5% 29th
Coverage of social insurance programs in 2nd quintile 3.9% 2018 down 8.3% 28th
Coverage of social insurance programs in 3rd quintile 5.5% 2018 down 20.0% 30th