Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Pakistan

Labor force in Pakistan in 2025 — 85,158,214 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 165.6%.

2025 85.16M people +2.33% vs 2024
World rank 7of 182
Period maximum 85.16M people2025
Period minimum 32.07M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Pakistan, 1990–202520M40M60M80M100M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 32,066,327 people1991: 33,326,736 people1992: 34,179,400 people1993: 34,702,649 people1994: 35,657,736 people1995: 36,136,782 people1996: 37,978,020 people1997: 39,914,024 people1998: 41,078,081 people1999: 42,608,353 people2000: 44,283,074 people2001: 45,850,789 people2002: 47,266,464 people2003: 48,816,449 people2004: 50,561,804 people2005: 51,855,384 people2006: 53,143,744 people2007: 55,026,645 people2008: 56,978,123 people2009: 59,305,908 people2010: 61,633,684 people2011: 62,965,404 people2012: 64,736,311 people2013: 66,307,781 people2014: 66,802,824 people2015: 69,229,075 people2016: 69,799,389 people2017: 70,494,278 people2018: 71,401,725 people2019: 73,727,954 people2020: 75,332,749 people2021: 78,814,704 people2022: 80,064,041 people2023: 81,613,188 people2024: 83,217,450 people2025: 85,158,214 people
Change over the period: +53.09M (+165.57%) Average annual rate: 2.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Pakistan 85.16M people
World 3.74B people
South Asia 710M people
Southern Asia computed 834M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 85.16M +1.94M +2.33%
2024 83.22M +1.6M +1.97%
2023 81.61M +1.55M +1.93%
2022 80.06M +1.25M +1.59%
2021 78.81M +3.48M +4.62%
2020 75.33M +1.6M +2.18%
2019 73.73M +2.33M +3.26%
2018 71.4M +907,447 +1.29%
2017 70.49M +694,889 +1%
2016 69.8M +570,314 +0.82%
2015 69.23M +2.43M +3.63%
2014 66.8M +495,043 +0.75%
2013 66.31M +1.57M +2.43%
2012 64.74M +1.77M +2.81%
2011 62.97M +1.33M +2.16%
2010 61.63M +2.33M +3.93%
2009 59.31M +2.33M +4.09%
2008 56.98M +1.95M +3.55%
2007 55.03M +1.88M +3.54%
2006 53.14M +1.29M +2.48%
2005 51.86M +1.29M +2.56%
2004 50.56M +1.75M +3.58%
2003 48.82M +1.55M +3.28%
2002 47.27M +1.42M +3.09%
2001 45.85M +1.57M +3.54%
2000 44.28M +1.67M +3.93%
1999 42.61M +1.53M +3.73%
1998 41.08M +1.16M +2.92%
1997 39.91M +1.94M +5.1%
1996 37.98M +1.84M +5.1%
1995 36.14M +479,046 +1.34%
1994 35.66M +955,087 +2.75%
1993 34.7M +523,249 +1.53%
1992 34.18M +852,664 +2.56%
1991 33.33M +1.26M +3.93%
1990 32.07M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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