Labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3337 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.3337 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.3337 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2685 units per person, in 1995.
Pakistan ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2761 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2776 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2767 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2732 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2727 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2685 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2741 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.28 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2804 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.283 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2859 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2879 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2896 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2921 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2952 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2956 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2958 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2983 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3007 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3051 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3093 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.309 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3117 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3141 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3118 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3186 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3171 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3157 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3146 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3194 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3206 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3291 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3285 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3297 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3312 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3337 units per person | +0.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3337 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3337 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2762 units per person | 0.2685 units per person | 0.283 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2946 units per person | 0.2859 units per person | 0.3051 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3142 units per person | 0.309 units per person | 0.3194 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3288 units per person | 0.3206 units per person | 0.3337 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Pakistan was 0.3337 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3337 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2685 units per person in 1995.
- How does Pakistan rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.