LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan
Pakistan: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for was 4.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan is 4.13, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan peaked at 6.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.945, in 2006.
That places Pakistan 53rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.945 | — |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | +331.7% |
| 2009 | 3.62 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 4.11 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 3.57 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 4.53 | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 4.18 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.26 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.77 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.43 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 6.03 | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 4.13 | -31.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 4.13 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.99, 32% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +331.7% | 1.11 | 4.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 | 0.945 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 3.57 | 5.43 | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.08 | 4.13 | 6.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 50 Netherlands 5.07 compare
- 51 Croatia 4.62 compare
- 52 Hungary 4.43 compare
- 54 United States 3.86 compare
- 55 United Kingdom 3.83 compare
- 56 Sri Lanka 3.54 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for in Pakistan was 4.13 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.945 in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for?
- Pakistan ranks 53rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.