ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 12,277 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Pakistan stood at 12,277 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Pakistan peaked at 12,277 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,528 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Pakistan 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,528 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,712 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 2,951 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 3,275 1000 No | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 2,705 1000 No | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 3,048 1000 No | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 3,346 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 3,752 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 3,988 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 4,483 1000 No | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 4,653 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4,814 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 5,194 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 5,865 1000 No | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 6,244 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6,825 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 7,578 1000 No | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 8,324 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 8,810 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 9,652 1000 No | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 10,054 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 10,084 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,413 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10,553 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10,550 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,882 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10,115 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 9,368 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 10,584 1000 No | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 10,734 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11,011 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11,448 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 11,746 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 11,943 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 12,277 1000 No | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,145 1000 No | 2,528 1000 No | 3,988 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,279 1000 No | 4,483 1000 No | 8,810 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,225 1000 No | 9,368 1000 No | 10,882 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,527 1000 No | 10,734 1000 No | 12,277 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 4 Bangladesh 18,288 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 14,275 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,898 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 12,788 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 6,708 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,746 1000 No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 11,682 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 2,067 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,154 1000 No compare
- 10 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Pakistan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Pakistan was 12,277 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,277 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,528 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.