Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Pakistan 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +63.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +166.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -73.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +280.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +65.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +280.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | +166.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | -73.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | -66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +65.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | +63.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 184 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
- 186 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Pakistan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).