Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan is 18.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan peaked at 23.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2008.
That places Pakistan 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 18.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 18.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.2%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +32.7% | 16.5% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 15.0% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.9% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 179 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 21.8% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 19.4% compare
- 181 Chad 19.4% compare
- 183 Mozambique 17.0% compare
- 184 Bangladesh 16.3% compare
- 185 Niger 10.3% 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan was 18.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).