Pakistan - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 18.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 19.19 in 2014, while its lowest value was 16.81 in 2007.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 16.82
2007 16.81
2008 17.14
2009 18.30
2010 18.84
2011 18.81
2013 18.45
2014 19.19
2015 18.70
2018 17.03
2019 18.18

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 15.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 19.05 in 2010, while its lowest value was 10.13 in 2000.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 13.36
1992 13.37
1993 12.87
1994 12.72
1995 10.63
1996 12.25
1997 14.04
1998 14.05
1999 12.02
2000 10.13
2001 12.33
2002 14.73
2003 15.25
2004 15.78
2005 16.23
2006 16.70
2007 16.66
2008 17.11
2009 18.38
2010 19.05
2011 18.69
2012 18.57
2013 18.43
2014 18.91
2015 18.31
2016 17.77
2017 17.26
2018 16.74
2019 16.61
2020 15.24

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 53.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 66.12 in 2006, while its lowest value was 53.53 in 2019.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 66.12
2007 64.25
2008 62.32
2009 61.40
2010 61.26
2011 59.47
2013 58.15
2014 57.30
2015 56.38
2018 56.29
2019 53.53

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 51.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 69.39 in 2002, while its lowest value was 51.32 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 67.30
1992 67.26
1993 65.17
1994 63.86
1995 64.92
1996 65.51
1997 66.00
1998 63.85
1999 66.13
2000 68.28
2001 68.93
2002 69.39
2003 69.04
2004 68.68
2005 67.10
2006 65.49
2007 63.56
2008 61.91
2009 61.31
2010 61.50
2011 58.82
2012 58.28
2013 57.69
2014 56.18
2015 55.05
2016 55.09
2017 55.08
2018 55.06
2019 55.01
2020 51.32

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 36.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 41.95 in 2006, while its lowest value was 36.14 in 2019.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 41.95
2007 40.94
2008 40.33
2009 40.64
2010 41.05
2011 39.56
2013 38.96
2014 38.45
2015 37.63
2018 36.90
2019 36.14

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 33.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 42.96 in 2004, while its lowest value was 33.96 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 41.12
1992 41.11
1993 39.79
1994 39.04
1995 38.58
1996 39.67
1997 40.78
1998 39.68
1999 39.86
2000 40.05
2001 41.44
2002 42.83
2003 42.90
2004 42.96
2005 42.36
2006 41.76
2007 40.74
2008 40.11
2009 40.43
2010 40.86
2011 39.31
2012 38.98
2013 38.62
2014 38.10
2015 37.25
2016 37.03
2017 36.81
2018 36.58
2019 36.52
2020 33.96

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 22.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 22.75 in 2014, while its lowest value was 10.10 in 1989.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 10.16
1986 10.99
1988 12.42
1989 10.10
1990 12.01
1991 12.30
1992 14.13
1993 13.65
1994 13.87
1995 12.06
1997 14.05
1998 14.51
2000 13.97
2002 14.72
2004 16.95
2006 19.02
2007 19.42
2008 19.87
2009 20.97
2010 21.93
2011 22.23
2013 22.10
2014 22.75
2015 22.74
2018 20.86
2019 22.05

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 19.66 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 22.48 in 2014, while its lowest value was 12.50 in 1995.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 13.74
1992 13.75
1993 14.12
1994 14.41
1995 12.50
1996 13.64
1997 14.87
1998 15.18
1999 15.61
2000 16.06
2001 16.11
2002 16.16
2003 16.92
2004 17.70
2005 18.27
2006 18.86
2007 19.24
2008 19.72
2009 20.88
2010 21.86
2011 22.04
2012 22.01
2013 21.97
2014 22.48
2015 22.46
2016 21.80
2017 21.16
2018 20.53
2019 20.53
2020 19.58
2021 19.66

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 76.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 89.18 in 1986, while its lowest value was 71.30 in 1989.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1985 88.82
1986 89.18
1988 88.02
1989 71.30
1990 85.09
1991 80.85
1992 79.50
1993 79.51
1994 79.08
1995 82.90
1997 84.64
1998 84.04
2000 82.35
2002 80.94
2004 81.27
2006 79.57
2007 79.58
2008 79.07
2009 78.54
2010 78.28
2011 77.97
2013 77.01
2014 77.26
2015 77.50
2018 77.17
2019 76.33

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 74.84 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 82.36 in 1997, while its lowest value was 74.51 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 82.08
1992 82.11
1993 81.01
1994 80.69
1995 81.01
1996 81.70
1997 82.36
1998 81.80
1999 81.88
2000 81.96
2001 82.03
2002 82.10
2003 81.68
2004 81.25
2005 80.10
2006 78.93
2007 78.83
2008 78.45
2009 78.16
2010 78.04
2011 77.30
2012 76.96
2013 76.56
2014 76.35
2015 76.57
2016 76.35
2017 76.15
2018 75.93
2019 76.38
2020 74.51
2021 74.84

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 49.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 55.16 in 1979, while its lowest value was 31.62 in 1972.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1972 31.62
1976 54.35
1977 54.35
1978 54.38
1979 55.16
1980 53.64
1981 53.09
1982 53.20
1983 50.97
1984 50.97
1985 50.84
1986 51.54
1988 51.49
1989 41.80
1990 49.79
1991 47.50
1992 47.69
1993 47.45
1994 46.94
1995 48.38
1997 50.49
1998 50.38
2000 48.87
2002 48.79
2004 49.50
2006 49.74
2007 49.85
2008 49.87
2009 50.26
2010 50.66
2011 50.37
2013 49.93
2014 50.07
2015 50.17
2018 48.91
2019 49.11

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 47.94 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 50.67 in 2010, while its lowest value was 47.73 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 49.37
1992 49.35
1993 48.92
1994 48.86
1995 48.07
1996 48.94
1997 49.85
1998 49.67
1999 49.89
2000 50.12
2001 50.15
2002 50.17
2003 50.29
2004 50.42
2005 50.08
2006 49.74
2007 49.85
2008 49.87
2009 50.27
2010 50.67
2011 50.36
2012 50.17
2013 49.93
2014 50.07
2015 50.17
2016 49.73
2017 49.33
2018 48.91
2019 49.15
2020 47.73
2021 47.94

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity