ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan
Pakistan: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 34.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan, 1973–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan stood at 34.4 %. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan peaked at 57.3 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 34.4 %, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 14th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 57.3 % | — |
| 1974 | 54.8 % | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 54.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 54.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 54.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.7 % | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 52.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 52.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 52.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.6 % | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 54 % | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 49.2 % | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 51.2 % | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 51.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 47.4 % | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 48.3 % | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.5 % | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 50 % | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 46.8 % | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 46.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.2 % | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 47.3 % | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 47.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 48.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.1 % | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 42.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.7 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 43.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 42.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 42.3 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 37.4 % | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 38.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 34.4 % | -7.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 34.4 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.4 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 34.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6 %, 5.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.86 % | 52.7 % | 57.3 % | 7 |
| 1980s | 51.95 % | 49.2 % | 54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.67 % | 44.2 % | 51.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2 % | 42.1 % | 48.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.29 % | 37.4 % | 43.5 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.75 % | 34.4 % | 37.1 % | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Pakistan was 34.4 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 % in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Pakistan ranks 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.