Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 53.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan is 53.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan peaked at 70.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2018.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.3% | — |
| 1992 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 53.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 4.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 53.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 25.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 62.5% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 54.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 50.9% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.4% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan was 53.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.