Pakistan (2025)
85,158,214
persons
+2.3% YoY
YoY Change
+2.3%
persons
Trend
up
Series length
36
years of data

Data

Pakistan Total Labor Force (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons YoY Change
2025 85,158,214 +2.3%
2024 83,217,450 +2.0%
2023 81,613,188 +1.9%
2022 80,064,041 +1.6%
2021 78,814,704 +4.6%
2020 75,332,749 +2.2%
2019 73,727,954 +3.3%
2018 71,401,725 +1.3%
2017 70,494,278 +1.0%
2016 69,799,389 +0.8%
2015 69,229,075 +3.6%
2014 66,802,824 +0.7%
2013 66,307,781 +2.4%
2012 64,736,311 +2.8%
2011 62,965,404 +2.2%
2010 61,633,684 +3.9%
2009 59,305,908 +4.1%
2008 56,978,123 +3.5%
2007 55,026,645 +3.5%
2006 53,143,744 +2.5%

About this Dataset

Pakistan recorded 85,158,214 persons in 2025. The latest change was +1,940,764. Across 1990–2025 the series ranges from 32,066,327 in 1990 to 85,158,214 in 2025.

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Pakistan from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Pakistan from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

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 1990–2025 (36 observations).

The series peaked at 85,158,214 persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 32,066,327 in 1990. The latest reading of 85,158,214 in 2025 represents a change of +1,940,764.