Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate

1990 - 2021 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 32.3 % in Dec 2021, compared with 32.2 % in the previous year.
  • Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2021, with an average rate of 30.4 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 33.0 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 27.5 % in Dec 1996.
  • Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Pakistan Population reached 241.5 million people in Jun 2023.
  • Unemployment Rate of Pakistan increased to 6.9 % in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 150.2 USD in Jun 2021.

View Pakistan's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2021 in the chart:

Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Pakistan's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2021?

Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 32.3 % in Dec 2021, compared with 32.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
32.3 2021 32.2 2019 27.5 1996 33.0 2010 % yearly 1990 - 2021

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 61.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Armenia (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bahrain (%) 70.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 58.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 71.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Brazil (%) 62.1 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 64.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 54.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 64.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Colombia (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 54.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 74.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Finland (%) 67.7 Jan 2026 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2026
France (%) 75.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 54.5 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Germany (%) 57.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 58.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Greece (%) 61.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 65.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 62.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 66.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Ivory Coast (%) 67.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Japan (%) 63.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 40.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 67.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
South Korea (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Latvia (%) 69.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 62.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.1 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 62.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 84.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 59.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 58.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 42.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.7 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 61.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Nepal (%) 39.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 72.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 64.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 73.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.6 Oct 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 88.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Romania (%) 51.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 69.5 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 58.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 59.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 58.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 67.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 36.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -22,771.776 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 23,956.926 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 36,607.668 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 117,452.692 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 31,090.918 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 10,141,670.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 9,591,103.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 10,683,552.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,729,353.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.881 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,757.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,055.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -21.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 58,779.396 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 416,145.994 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,363.995 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,813.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 15.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 407,131.495 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 640,419.546 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 520.934 May 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - May 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 278.424 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 251.048 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,324.502 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 20,881.948 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 36.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -458.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 173.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -104.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 136.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 138,011.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,532.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.113 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -132,930.763 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 339.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,667.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,505.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -2,383.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 15,836.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -919.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,901.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -692.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -807.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,797.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 2,053.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,563.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) -1.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 119.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 3,370.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,657.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 2,093.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 252.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 11,020.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 274.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -8,169.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) 944.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 36.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,942.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,287.858 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Feb 2026
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 24,765.385 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 154,703.192 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -129,937.808 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 98,330.884 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,183.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 0.376 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Financial Business (USD mn) 60.538 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Food (USD mn) 2.783 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.726 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Oil & Gas Exploration (USD mn) -3.748 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 24.663 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 5.971 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 19.989 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) -0.023 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2011 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 8.830 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 4.919 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 1.197 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.789 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 17.462 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 26.178 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,499.384 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 50,027.178 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 148,599.023 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 17.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 20,971.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,374.841 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 111,576.396 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 187,823.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,268.147 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2007 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) -2.92 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2008 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 9.55 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Domestic Claims (PKR mn) 52,544,376.815 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 13,980,284.857 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 15,009.285 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - Jan 2026
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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