Pakistan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Pakistan was 20.16 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 22.45 in 2015, while its lowest value was 10.87 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 10.87
1991 13.30
1992 13.33
1993 13.83
1994 14.15
1995 12.48
1996 13.39
1997 14.35
1998 14.71
1999 15.08
2000 15.45
2001 15.51
2002 15.56
2003 16.26
2004 16.98
2005 17.66
2006 18.38
2007 18.74
2008 19.26
2009 20.19
2010 21.02
2011 21.30
2012 21.43
2013 21.56
2014 21.95
2015 22.45
2016 21.82
2017 21.19
2018 20.57
2019 20.50
2020 20.15
2021 20.16

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Pakistan was 73,780,210 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73,780,210 in 2021 and a minimum value of 30,278,960 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 30,278,960
1991 31,283,190
1992 32,121,360
1993 32,685,590
1994 33,580,760
1995 34,018,080
1996 35,716,420
1997 37,533,740
1998 38,647,170
1999 40,120,940
2000 41,644,020
2001 42,951,800
2002 44,294,710
2003 45,788,400
2004 47,338,580
2005 48,478,500
2006 49,620,340
2007 51,168,120
2008 52,768,360
2009 54,866,420
2010 57,013,180
2011 58,344,700
2012 60,352,930
2013 62,399,600
2014 63,499,130
2015 66,473,300
2016 67,672,980
2017 68,865,490
2018 70,047,900
2019 71,659,620
2020 71,809,320
2021 73,780,210

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure