Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 38.99%, a 1.58% increase from 2020.
- Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2020 was 37.41%, a 2.23% decline from 2019.
- Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2019 was 39.64%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
- Pakistan labor force participation rate for 2018 was 39.77%, a 0.06% decline from 2017.
| Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
38.99% |
1.58% |
| 2020 |
37.41% |
-2.23% |
| 2019 |
39.64% |
-0.13% |
| 2018 |
39.77% |
-0.06% |
| 2017 |
39.83% |
-0.06% |
| 2016 |
39.90% |
-0.07% |
| 2015 |
39.96% |
0.22% |
| 2014 |
39.74% |
-1.38% |
| 2013 |
41.12% |
0.55% |
| 2012 |
40.56% |
0.55% |
| 2011 |
40.01% |
-1.39% |
| 2010 |
41.40% |
0.52% |
| 2009 |
40.88% |
0.36% |
| 2008 |
40.52% |
-0.57% |
| 2007 |
41.09% |
-1.08% |
| 2006 |
42.16% |
-0.62% |
| 2005 |
42.78% |
-0.62% |
| 2004 |
43.41% |
0.05% |
| 2003 |
43.35% |
0.06% |
| 2002 |
43.30% |
1.39% |
| 2001 |
41.91% |
1.38% |
| 2000 |
40.53% |
0.17% |
| 1999 |
40.35% |
0.17% |
| 1998 |
40.18% |
-1.12% |
| 1997 |
41.30% |
1.10% |
| 1996 |
40.20% |
1.09% |
| 1995 |
39.11% |
-0.48% |
| 1994 |
39.60% |
-0.76% |
| 1993 |
40.35% |
-1.37% |
| 1992 |
41.72% |
-0.02% |
| 1991 |
41.73% |
-0.15% |
| 1990 |
41.88% |
-0.15% |
