Annual working hours per worker in Pakistan
Pakistan: Annual working hours per worker was 2,471 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Pakistan, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Pakistan is 2,471 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Pakistan peaked at 2,567 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,328 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Pakistan 5th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,557 hours per worker | 2,540 hours per worker | 2,567 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,514 hours per worker | 2,490 hours per worker | 2,542 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,514 hours per worker | 2,493 hours per worker | 2,529 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,477 hours per worker | 2,420 hours per worker | 2,503 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,418 hours per worker | 2,381 hours per worker | 2,447 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,424 hours per worker | 2,328 hours per worker | 2,471 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 30.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 24.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 25.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Pakistan?
- Annual working hours per worker in Pakistan was 2,471 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,567 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,328 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.