{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Pakistan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Pakistan's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 5.4 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.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 labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Pakistan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.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":"5.4","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":0.596},{"period":"1992","value":0.587},{"period":"1993","value":0.596},{"period":"1994","value":0.601},{"period":"1995","value":0.611},{"period":"1996","value":0.6},{"period":"1997","value":0.611},{"period":"1998","value":0.62},{"period":"1999","value":0.625},{"period":"2000","value":0.614},{"period":"2001","value":0.611},{"period":"2002","value":0.615},{"period":"2003","value":0.612},{"period":"2004","value":0.598},{"period":"2005","value":0.583},{"period":"2006","value":0.582},{"period":"2007","value":0.398},{"period":"2008","value":0.423},{"period":"2009","value":0.535},{"period":"2010","value":0.653},{"period":"2011","value":0.796},{"period":"2012","value":3.667},{"period":"2013","value":2.954},{"period":"2014","value":1.827},{"period":"2015","value":3.566},{"period":"2016","value":2.285},{"period":"2017","value":3.204},{"period":"2018","value":4.083},{"period":"2019","value":4.83},{"period":"2020","value":5.994},{"period":"2021","value":6.338},{"period":"2022","value":5.291},{"period":"2023","value":5.237},{"period":"2024","value":5.492},{"period":"2025","value":5.42}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Pakistan from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. 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 6.3 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.4 in 2007. The latest reading of 5.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}