Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 10.0% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan peaked at 20.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.8% | — |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 10.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 10.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Pakistan was 10.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.