Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 19.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan stood at 19.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan peaked at 27.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.5% | — |
| 1992 | 26.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.5% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 20 Papua New Guinea 21.2% compare
- 21 Albania 20.8% compare
- 22 Benin 20.2% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 19.7% compare
- 25 Chad 19.5% compare
- 26 Central African Republic 17.8% compare
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- 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)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan was 19.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.