Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.262 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan is 0.262, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan peaked at 0.456 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.262, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 52nd out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.456 | — |
| 2007 | 0.449 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.45 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.446 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.449 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.455 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.439 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.431 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.416 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.404 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.39 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.262 | -32.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.262 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.428, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -32.8% | 0.39 | 0.262 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4503 | 0.446 | 0.456 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4356 | 0.404 | 0.455 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.326 | 0.262 | 0.39 | 2 |
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 gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan was 0.262 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.456 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.262 in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Pakistan ranks 52nd out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.