Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 80.14 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan stood at 80.14 %.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan peaked at 91.64 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 69.71 %, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 12th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.16 % | — |
| 2008 | 72.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.95 % | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 91.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 90.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.71 % | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 86.37 % | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 83.5 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 84.85 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 70.12 % | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 84.95 % | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 90.51 % | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 85.37 % | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 90.69 % | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 80.14 % | -11.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 80.14 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.14 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 80.14 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.38 %, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79 % | 72.9 % | 90.95 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.62 % | 69.71 % | 91.64 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.4 % | 80.14 % | 90.69 % | 3 |
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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Pakistan was 80.14 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.64 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.71 % in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Pakistan ranks 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.