{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-employment-rate/","title":"Pakistan Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Pakistan's Employment Rate: 49.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Pakistan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Pakistan Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2025)","value":"49.5","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":49.384},{"period":"1992","value":49.388},{"period":"1993","value":48.907},{"period":"1994","value":48.855},{"period":"1995","value":48.065},{"period":"1996","value":48.944},{"period":"1997","value":49.814},{"period":"1998","value":49.64},{"period":"1999","value":49.866},{"period":"2000","value":50.101},{"period":"2001","value":50.122},{"period":"2002","value":50.14},{"period":"2003","value":50.28},{"period":"2004","value":50.427},{"period":"2005","value":50.087},{"period":"2006","value":49.741},{"period":"2007","value":49.846},{"period":"2008","value":49.872},{"period":"2009","value":50.265},{"period":"2010","value":50.664},{"period":"2011","value":50.37},{"period":"2012","value":49.238},{"period":"2013","value":49.931},{"period":"2014","value":50.066},{"period":"2015","value":50.17},{"period":"2016","value":50.501},{"period":"2017","value":49.693},{"period":"2018","value":48.911},{"period":"2019","value":49.105},{"period":"2020","value":48.495},{"period":"2021","value":49.388},{"period":"2022","value":49.633},{"period":"2023","value":49.63},{"period":"2024","value":49.435},{"period":"2025","value":49.498}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"49.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"49.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"49.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"49.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"49.4","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"48.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"48.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"49.7","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"50.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"50.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"50.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"49.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"49.2","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"50.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"50.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"49.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"49.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"49.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Pakistan (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 50.7 % of total population ages 15+ in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 48.1 in 1995. The latest reading of 49.5 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}