Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 43.16%, a 0.01% decline from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Pakistan Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 43.16% -0.01%
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% -0.01%