Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.436% to 47.9% in Pakistan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Pakistan reached an all time high of 50.7% in 2010 and an all time low of 47.7% in 2020. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Afghanistan amounted to 35.9%, 64.8% in China, 42.8% in India and 36.6% in Iran in 2021.
Pakistan has been ranked 130th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 41.9% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.1% | 42.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | % | 53.8% | 53.7% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 67.1% | 66.9% | 66.7% | 66.4% | 66.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 47.1% | 46.5% | 46.0% | 45.4% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 36.7% | 37.2% | 38.4% | 38.7% | 39.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 38.4% | 38.5% | 36.4% | 36.6% | 36.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 57.6% | 58.1% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 60.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 50.2% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 59.1% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 51.2% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 49.5% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 39.1% | 39.5% | 38.9% | 38.4% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 45.1% | 45.0% | 44.8% | 44.7% | 44.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 58.5% | 58.8% | 59.2% | 59.5% | 59.9% |
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