Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Pakistan

Employment in industry in Pakistan in 2025 — 25.3%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2025 25.3% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 182
Period maximum 25.4%2021
Period minimum 20.8%1999

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Pakistan, 1991–20252022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24%1992: 23.8%1993: 22.7%1994: 21.3%1995: 22.4%1996: 22.4%1997: 22.9%1998: 20.8%1999: 20.8%2000: 21.9%2001: 21.9%2002: 21.9%2003: 21.9%2004: 21.4%2005: 21.4%2006: 21.8%2007: 22.1%2008: 21.2%2009: 22.1%2010: 22.6%2011: 22.8%2012: 22.8%2013: 22.9%2014: 22.9%2015: 24%2016: 23.6%2017: 24.3%2018: 25%2019: 24.3%2020: 24.8%2021: 25.4%2022: 25.4%2023: 25.2%2024: 25.2%2025: 25.3%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Pakistan 25.3%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.3 +0.1 pp
2024 25.2 +0 pp
2023 25.2 −0.3 pp
2022 25.4 −0 pp
2021 25.4 +0.7 pp
2020 24.8 +0.4 pp
2019 24.3 −0.7 pp
2018 25 +0.7 pp
2017 24.3 +0.7 pp
2016 23.6 −0.4 pp
2015 24 +1.1 pp
2014 22.9 −0 pp
2013 22.9 +0.1 pp
2012 22.8 −0 pp
2011 22.8 +0.3 pp
2010 22.6 +0.5 pp
2009 22.1 +0.9 pp
2008 21.2 −0.9 pp
2007 22.1 +0.3 pp
2006 21.8 +0.4 pp
2005 21.4 +0 pp
2004 21.4 −0.5 pp
2003 21.9 +0 pp
2002 21.9 −0 pp
2001 21.9 −0 pp
2000 21.9 +1.1 pp
1999 20.8 −0 pp
1998 20.8 −2.1 pp
1997 22.9 +0.5 pp
1996 22.4 +0 pp
1995 22.4 +1.1 pp
1994 21.3 −1.5 pp
1993 22.7 −1.1 pp
1992 23.8 −0.1 pp
1991 24

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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