Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 83.04 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Pakistan is 83.04 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Pakistan peaked at 91.36 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.04 %, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.03 % | — |
| 2001 | 89.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.08 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 90.25 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.27 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 88.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.04 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 87.94 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 87.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.44 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 88.75 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.89 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 83.68 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.64 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 85.09 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 83.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 83.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.04 % | -0.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 83.04 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 %, 60.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 83.04 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.85 %, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.28 % | 87.04 % | 91.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.22 % | 83.68 % | 88.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.62 % | 83.04 % | 85.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 63.8 % compare
- 1 Jordan 90.68 % compare
- 2 Egypt 85.54 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 50.26 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 41.31 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 83.28 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
- 5 Bangladesh 81.97 % compare
- 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
- 7 Palestine 78.16 % compare
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 gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Pakistan?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Pakistan was 83.04 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.36 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.04 % in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.