Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Pakistan
Pakistan: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 23.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Pakistan, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 23.32 for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Pakistan peaked at 23.32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.92, in 1977.
That places Pakistan 139th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.92 | — |
| 1977 | 5.92 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.08 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.06 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 6.03 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 12.47 | +106.9% |
| 1982 | 12.38 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 11.29 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 11.21 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.59 | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 8.62 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.55 | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 10.49 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 10.4 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.48 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.55 | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 13.56 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.94 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 12.95 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.59 | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 12.28 | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 13.97 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 14.25 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.23 | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 10.22 | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 12.5 | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 14.79 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 15.44 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.09 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 16.93 | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 16.89 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.36 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.42 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 19.05 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.07 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.31 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 19.97 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.64 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.39 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 18.33 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.27 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.94 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 11.42 | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 21.93 | +92.1% |
| 2022 | 22.28 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.63 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 22.97 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 23.32 | +1.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 23.32 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.74, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 23.32 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.84, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +106.9% | 6.03 | 12.47 |
| 2021 | +92.1% | 11.42 | 21.93 |
| 2020 | -42.7% | 19.94 | 11.42 |
| 1991 | +29.3% | 10.48 | 13.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.99 | 5.92 | 6.08 | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 6.03 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.68 | 10.48 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 | 10.22 | 18.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.05 | 17.31 | 20.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.76 | 11.42 | 23.32 | 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 labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Pakistan?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Pakistan was 23.32 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.32 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 in 1977.
- How does Pakistan rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Pakistan ranks 139th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.