Share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of employment in agriculture was 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan is 36.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan peaked at 44.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.7% | — |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 37.4% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 41.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 37.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.2% | 38.3% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture in Pakistan?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Pakistan was 36.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Pakistan ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.