Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan
Pakistan: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan is 14.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan peaked at 16.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2012.
That places Pakistan 35th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 14.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +34.1% | 10.7% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.7% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 3 |
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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Pakistan was 14.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Pakistan ranks 35th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).