Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 99.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan is 99.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 8th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.0% | — |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Pakistan was 99.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).