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Pakistan Average Unemployment Rate 1983-2025

Name: Pakistan Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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2.32% 43 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Pakistan's average unemployment rate from 1983 to 2025 was 2.32%, based on 43 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.42%	−2.83pp	98th
2024	5.49%	−3.01pp	107th
2023	5.24%	−0.96pp	97th
2022	5.29%	−1.01pp	97th
2021	6.34%	−0.22pp	101st
2020	5.99%	−0.91pp	89th
2019	4.83%	−0.97pp	85th
2018	4.08%	−1.75pp	65th
2017	3.20%	−2.68pp	35th
2016	2.29%	−3.62pp	22nd
2015	3.57%	−2.43pp	44th
2014	1.83%	−4.15pp	16th
2013	2.95%	−3.00pp	30th
2012	3.67%	−2.28pp	43rd
2011	0.80%	−4.75pp	6th
2010	0.65%	−4.81pp	3rd
2009	0.54%	−4.67pp	2nd
2008	0.42%	−4.78pp	2nd
2007	0.40%	−5.80pp	1st
2006	0.58%	−7.11pp	1st
2005	0.58%	−7.11pp	1st
2004	0.60%	−7.67pp	1st
2003	0.61%	−7.66pp	1st
2002	0.62%	−7.21pp	1st
2001	0.61%	−7.21pp	1st
2000	0.61%	−5.28pp	1st
1999	0.63%	−5.27pp	1st
1998	0.62%	−5.50pp	1st
1997	0.61%	−4.76pp	1st
1996	0.60%	−4.77pp	1st
1995	0.61%	−4.23pp	1st
1994	0.60%	−4.13pp	1st
1993	0.60%	−5.25pp	1st
1992	0.59%	−5.26pp	1st
1991	0.60%	−2.53pp	1st
1990	3.13%	−0.01pp	18th
1989	3.14%	−0.00pp	17th
1988	3.14%	+0.07pp	13th
1987	3.07%	−0.23pp	10th
1986	3.30%	−0.35pp	11th
1985	3.65%	−0.10pp	11th
1984	3.75%	−0.10pp	9th
1983	3.85%	–	10th

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