ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 9,575 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan, 2009–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan is 9,575 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan peaked at 9,575 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,680 1000 No, in 2009.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,680 1000 No | — |
| 2010 | 7,191 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 7,655 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 7,696 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7,726 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,774 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7,481 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 8,566 1000 No | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 8,778 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 9,575 1000 No | +9.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 9,575 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,008 1000 No, 9.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 9,575 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.94 1000 No, 1379.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,680 1000 No | 6,680 1000 No | 6,680 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,727 1000 No | 7,191 1000 No | 8,566 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,176 1000 No | 8,778 1000 No | 9,575 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,433 1000 No compare
- 1 India 88,258 1000 No compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 9,671 1000 No compare
- 2 Bangladesh 16,975 1000 No compare
- 2 Viet Nam 5,416 1000 No compare
- 3 Indonesia 12,098 1000 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 1,788 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 744.24 1000 No compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 397.91 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 4,242 1000 No compare
- 6 Angola 3,193 1000 No compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 381.78 1000 No compare
- 7 Myanmar 2,737 1000 No compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 73.7 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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Pakistan was 9,575 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,575 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,680 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — 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.