Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Pakistan

Employment in agriculture in Pakistan in 2025 — 36.2%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.4 pp.

2025 36.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 182
Period maximum 44%2008
Period minimum 36.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Pakistan, 1991–202536384042444619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 40.7%1992: 41.4%1993: 40.9%1994: 43.4%1995: 40.1%1996: 40.1%1997: 37.4%1998: 40.6%1999: 40.6%2000: 41.7%2001: 41.7%2002: 41.5%2003: 41.5%2004: 42.5%2005: 42.4%2006: 42.8%2007: 43%2008: 44%2009: 42.6%2010: 42.7%2011: 42.8%2012: 42.6%2013: 42.2%2014: 42.2%2015: 41%2016: 42.3%2017: 39.9%2018: 37.4%2019: 38.3%2020: 38.3%2021: 37.1%2022: 36.7%2023: 36.8%2024: 36.5%2025: 36.2%
Change over the period: −4.4 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 36.2%
World 25.8%
South Asia 41.5%
Southern Asia computed 40.1%
Employment in agriculture — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.2 −0.3 pp
2024 36.5 −0.2 pp
2023 36.8 +0 pp
2022 36.7 −0.4 pp
2021 37.1 −1.2 pp
2020 38.3 +0 pp
2019 38.3 +0.9 pp
2018 37.4 −2.5 pp
2017 39.9 −2.4 pp
2016 42.3 +1.3 pp
2015 41 −1.2 pp
2014 42.2 −0 pp
2013 42.2 −0.4 pp
2012 42.6 −0.2 pp
2011 42.8 +0.1 pp
2010 42.7 +0.1 pp
2009 42.6 −1.4 pp
2008 44 +1.1 pp
2007 43 +0.2 pp
2006 42.8 +0.3 pp
2005 42.4 −0 pp
2004 42.5 +1 pp
2003 41.5 −0 pp
2002 41.5 −0.2 pp
2001 41.7 +0 pp
2000 41.7 +1.1 pp
1999 40.6 −0 pp
1998 40.6 +3.2 pp
1997 37.4 −2.7 pp
1996 40.1 −0 pp
1995 40.1 −3.3 pp
1994 43.4 +2.5 pp
1993 40.9 −0.6 pp
1992 41.4 +0.8 pp
1991 40.7

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.