Pakistan - Unemployment

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 6.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 17.07 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2007.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

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

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1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
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2010
2012
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2020
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
Year Value
1979 15.78
1980 15.36
1981 8.41
1982 8.45
1983 2.32
1984 2.15
1985 1.58
1986 1.98
1987 1.07
1988 0.68
1989 0.62
1990 0.73
1991 16.33
1992 14.00
1993 9.85
1994 9.11
1995 14.03
1996 12.52
1997 17.07
1998 15.01
1999 13.66
2000 15.79
2001 15.52
2002 16.40
2003 15.32
2004 12.95
2005 12.06
2006 0.32
2007 0.25
2008 0.53
2009 0.36
2010 0.64
2011 0.67
2013 3.42
2014 2.01
2015 6.11
2018 4.55
2019 6.26

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 5.17 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 6.16 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2007.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
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2022
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Year Value
1991 0.51
1992 0.51
1993 0.46
1994 0.46
1995 0.45
1996 0.44
1997 0.40
1998 0.40
1999 0.39
2000 0.38
2001 0.37
2002 0.35
2003 0.35
2004 0.35
2005 0.33
2006 0.32
2007 0.25
2008 0.52
2009 0.36
2010 0.63
2011 0.67
2012 2.03
2013 3.42
2014 2.02
2015 6.16
2016 5.69
2017 5.12
2018 4.55
2019 4.16
2020 4.99
2021 5.17

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 4.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 6.24 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2008.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

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

See also:

1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Year Value
1979 3.27
1980 3.18
1981 3.20
1982 3.21
1983 4.54
1984 4.41
1985 4.21
1986 4.18
1987 3.34
1988 2.92
1989 2.74
1990 2.81
1991 4.19
1992 3.79
1993 3.36
1994 3.41
1995 3.71
1996 3.61
1997 3.91
1998 4.09
1999 3.85
2000 5.54
2001 5.31
2002 6.24
2003 6.00
2004 6.22
2005 5.96
2006 0.64
2007 0.43
2008 0.40
2009 0.58
2010 0.66
2011 0.83
2013 2.82
2014 1.77
2015 2.80
2018 3.96
2019 4.41

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 4.15 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 4.15 in 2021, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2008.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

See also:

1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
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2.00
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4.00
5.00
Year Value
1991 0.63
1992 0.68
1993 0.58
1994 0.61
1995 0.63
1996 0.63
1997 0.57
1998 0.59
1999 0.61
2000 0.61
2001 0.60
2002 0.58
2003 0.64
2004 0.67
2005 0.65
2006 0.64
2007 0.43
2008 0.40
2009 0.59
2010 0.65
2011 0.83
2012 1.80
2013 2.82
2014 1.78
2015 2.82
2016 3.25
2017 3.59
2018 3.96
2019 3.38
2020 4.13
2021 4.15

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in Pakistan was 4.83 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 7.83 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2007.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

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

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1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
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2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Year Value
1971 2.09
1972 2.15
1973 2.00
1974 1.67
1975 1.70
1976 1.90
1977 1.90
1978 4.18
1979 4.12
1980 4.01
1981 3.82
1982 3.82
1983 4.30
1984 4.16
1985 3.97
1986 3.97
1987 3.05
1988 2.16
1989 2.03
1990 1.97
1991 5.85
1992 5.18
1993 4.28
1994 4.26
1995 5.03
1996 4.79
1997 5.81
1998 5.70
1999 5.35
2000 7.16
2001 6.88
2002 7.83
2003 7.49
2004 7.40
2005 7.05
2006 0.58
2007 0.40
2008 0.42
2009 0.54
2010 0.65
2011 0.80
2013 2.95
2014 1.83
2015 3.57
2018 4.08
2019 4.83

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pakistan was 4.35 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 4.35 in 2021, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2007.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

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

See also:

1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
Year Value
1991 0.62
1992 0.66
1993 0.56
1994 0.59
1995 0.60
1996 0.60
1997 0.54
1998 0.56
1999 0.57
2000 0.58
2001 0.57
2002 0.55
2003 0.59
2004 0.61
2005 0.59
2006 0.58
2007 0.40
2008 0.42
2009 0.54
2010 0.65
2011 0.80
2012 1.85
2013 2.95
2014 1.83
2015 3.57
2016 3.78
2017 3.92
2018 4.08
2019 3.54
2020 4.30
2021 4.35

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment