Pakistan - Labor Force Participation 2015

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
52.03% +1.03pp from 2014 Global rank: 152nd

Pakistan's labor force participation was 52.03% in 2015, increased +1.03pp from 51.00% in 2014. This was the 152nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 87.27% 0.6%
2nd Madagascar 86.04% -0.1%
3rd Solomon Islands 84.43% 0.1%
4th Tanzania 83.94% 0.0%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.08% 0.0%
6th Nigeria 80.79% 0.0%
7th Cambodia 79.60% -0.9%
8th Burundi 79.49% 0.7%
9th Eritrea 79.21% 0.1%
10th Mozambique 79.05% -0.8%
11th Burkina Faso 78.62% -0.3%
12th United Arab Emirates 78.00% 0.4%
13th Viet Nam 77.43% 0.2%
14th Liberia 76.97% 0.0%
15th Iceland 76.68% 0.9%
16th Angola 76.19% -0.4%
17th Peru 75.90% -1.5%
18th Uganda 75.58% -2.1%
19th Kenya 74.29% 0.2%
20th Bahamas, The 73.94% 0.1%
21st South Sudan 73.83% 0.2%
22nd Benin 73.52% 0.6%
23rd Central African Republic 73.42% 0.2%
24th Niger 73.34% -0.3%
25th Kuwait 72.32% 0.7%
26th Bahrain 71.36% 0.3%
27th Cameroon 71.15% -1.3%
28th Macao SAR, China 70.81% -0.8%
29th Mali 70.56% -0.1%
30th Kazakhstan 70.43% -0.1%
31st Moldova 70.22% 1.4%
32nd Singapore 69.53% 1.4%
33rd Oman 69.45% 1.2%
34th St. Lucia 69.31% 0.0%
35th China 69.30% -0.5%
36th Thailand 69.27% -0.8%
37th Ghana 69.25% -1.7%
38th New Zealand 68.40% 0.1%
39th Switzerland 68.22% 0.3%
40th Congo, Republic of 68.11% 0.1%
41st Paraguay 67.93% 0.0%
42nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.54% -0.3%
43rd Colombia 67.02% 0.0%
44th Malawi 66.96% -2.4%
45th Côte d'Ivoire 66.94% -0.2%
46th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.91% 0.1%
47th Timor-Leste 66.88% -0.1%
48th Indonesia 66.58% -0.1%
49th Norway 66.56% 0.0%
50th Netherlands 66.47% 0.5%
51st Georgia 66.16% -0.2%
52nd Zimbabwe 66.13% 0.0%
53rd Canada 65.89% -0.2%
54th Haiti 65.87% 0.0%
55th Brunei Darussalam 65.68% -0.4%
56th Ecuador 65.66% 4.9%
57th Panama 65.65% -0.1%
58th Israel 65.55% -0.1%
59th Jamaica 65.50% 4.7%
60th Barbados 65.43% -1.4%
61st Congo, Democratic Republic of 65.29% -0.4%
62nd Malaysia 65.19% 0.3%
63rd Nicaragua 65.10% 0.2%
64th Australia 65.08% 0.4%
65th Uruguay 64.93% -1.4%
66th Myanmar 64.71% -0.2%
67th Brazil 64.28% 0.4%
68th Belarus 64.27% 0.2%
69th Cyprus 64.16% -0.7%
70th Honduras 64.09% -0.1%
71st Sweden 63.92% 0.0%
72nd Belize 63.87% 0.6%
73rd Azerbaijan 63.54% 1.2%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.16% -0.1%
75th Bhutan 63.14% 0.8%
76th Trinidad and Tobago 63.05% -1.3%
77th Costa Rica 62.81% -2.2%
78th Lesotho 62.78% -1.9%
79th Russian Federation 62.70% -0.2%
80th New Caledonia 62.69% -1.9%
81st Korea 62.58% 0.5%
82nd Guam 62.41% 0.0%
83rd United States 62.27% -0.3%
84th Chile 62.26% 0.2%
85th United Kingdom 62.25% 0.2%
86th Botswana 62.19% 0.4%
87th Dominican Republic 62.01% 4.2%
88th Estonia 61.82% 1.2%
89th Ireland 61.78% 0.1%
90th Chad 61.56% -0.8%
91st Armenia 61.54% 0.0%
92nd Denmark 61.41% 0.1%
93rd Philippines 61.41% -1.2%
94th Vanuatu 61.21% -1.0%
95th Equatorial Guinea 61.01% 0.5%
96th Rwanda 60.64% -0.1%
97th Namibia 60.64% -0.3%
98th Guatemala 60.60% -0.2%
99th Mexico 60.55% 0.1%
100th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.47% 0.2%
101st Mauritius 60.34% 0.6%
102nd Austria 60.22% 0.1%
103rd Germany 60.22% -0.3%
104th Latvia 60.04% 1.4%
105th Lao PDR 60.02% -0.2%
106th Luxembourg 59.87% 1.5%
107th Saudi Arabia 59.75% 2.3%
108th Mongolia 59.67% 0.1%
109th Slovak Republic 59.63% -0.3%
110th Kyrgyz Republic 59.51% 0.6%
111th Japan 59.50% 0.1%
112th Czechia 59.37% 0.2%
113th Argentina 59.23% -0.4%
114th Cabo Verde 59.16% 0.0%
115th Lithuania 59.15% 0.4%
116th Channel Islands 58.99% 0.1%
117th Finland 58.76% 0.0%
118th Zambia 58.76% -0.1%
119th El Salvador 58.69% -1.2%
120th Virgin Islands (US) 58.65% 4.2%
121st Spain 58.62% -0.2%
122nd Portugal 58.56% -0.4%
123rd Fiji 58.24% -1.1%
124th Togo 58.14% 0.0%
125th Slovenia 57.59% -0.5%
126th Poland 57.08% 0.0%
127th European Union 56.72% 0.0%
128th Bangladesh 56.45% -0.6%
129th Ukraine 56.29% 0.0%
130th Uzbekistan 56.29% 0.4%
131st Maldives 56.21% 1.2%
132nd Hungary 56.21% 2.2%
133rd Sierra Leone 56.19% -1.3%
134th French Polynesia 55.96% -0.2%
135th Guyana 55.77% -0.2%
136th Guinea 55.67% -1.2%
137th Malta 55.63% 0.8%
138th France 55.62% -0.3%
139th Suriname 55.56% 1.0%
140th Cuba 55.55% 0.3%
141st Albania 55.50% 3.9%
142nd Tonga 55.04% -0.6%
143rd Samoa 54.71% -0.2%
144th South Africa 54.59% 2.4%
145th Bulgaria 54.21% 0.4%
146th North Macedonia 54.00% -1.1%
147th Sri Lanka 53.67% 4.0%
148th Belgium 53.37% -0.4%
149th India 53.03% -0.3%
150th Croatia 52.59% 0.8%
151st Montenegro 52.37% 1.4%
152nd Pakistan 52.03% 2.0%
153rd Türkiye 51.30% 1.6%
154th Eswatini 51.25% -0.2%
155th Romania 51.24% 1.4%
156th Serbia 51.22% -0.7%
157th Greece 51.20% -0.1%
158th Gabon 50.48% 0.6%
159th Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.86% -0.4%
160th Papua New Guinea 49.80% 0.5%
161st Libya 49.40% 0.0%
162nd Italy 48.62% -0.2%
163rd Gambia, The 47.84% 0.0%
164th Tunisia 47.50% -0.2%
165th Morocco 47.47% -1.2%
166th Afghanistan 47.17% 0.1%
167th Lebanon 47.05% 1.0%
168th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.98% -2.4%
169th Comoros 46.08% 3.6%
170th Senegal 45.49% -1.1%
171st Sudan 44.61% -2.4%
172nd West Bank and Gaza 43.97% 4.4%
173rd Turkmenistan 43.54% -0.6%
174th Iraq 43.04% 0.3%
175th Algeria 42.46% -0.3%
176th Mauritania 42.08% -1.2%
177th Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.94% 2.6%
178th Nepal 40.22% -0.3%
179th Tajikistan 40.10% -1.0%
180th Puerto Rico (US) 38.02% -0.7%
181st Syrian Arab Republic 37.71% -0.1%
182nd Jordan 37.66% 3.5%
183rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.16% -0.1%
184th Djibouti 32.58% -0.4%
185th Yemen, Republic of 32.07% -13.3%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.00% -0.1%

FAQ

What was Pakistan's labor force participation in 2015?

Pakistan's labor force participation in 2015 was 52.03%. This ranked 152nd globally.

How did Pakistan's labor force participation change in 2015?

Pakistan's labor force participation increased by 2.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2015?

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2015 at 87.27%.

What is the labor force participation of Pakistan in 2015?

The labor force participation of Pakistan in 2015 was 52.03%. This ranked 152nd globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Pakistan's labor force participation?

Pakistan's labor force participation went from 51.00% in 2014 to 52.03% in 2015, a 2.0% increase.