Part time employment, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Part time employment, male was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
13.2%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
60th
of 111 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2009
All-time low
13.2%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2021

Part time employment, male in Pakistan, 2006–2021

051015202006201320212006: 16.9 % of total male employment2007: 16.7 % of total male employment2008: 16.9 % of total male employment2009: 17.6 % of total male employment2010: 15.7 % of total male employment2011: 16.2 % of total male employment2013: 15.2 % of total male employment2014: 13.2 % of total male employment2015: 13.7 % of total male employment2018: 14.2 % of total male employment2019: 13.6 % of total male employment2021: 13.2 % of total male employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.

Analysis

In 2021, part time employment, male in Pakistan stood at 13.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Pakistan peaked at 17.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.

That places Pakistan 60th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Part time employment, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Pakistan, 2006 to 2021.
Year % of total male employment Change
2006 16.9%
2007 16.7% -1.2%
2008 16.9% +1.2%
2009 17.6% +4.1%
2010 15.7% -11.0%
2011 16.2% +3.3%
2013 15.2% -6.1%
2014 13.2% -13.1%
2015 13.7% +3.8%
2018 14.2% +3.3%
2019 13.6% -3.6%
2021 13.2% -3.3%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.6%, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 13.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.0% 16.7% 17.6% 4
2010s 14.5% 13.2% 16.2% 7
2020s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 57 Germany 13.9% compare
  2. 58 Ireland 13.8% compare
  3. 59 South Africa 13.3% compare
  4. 61 Costa Rica 13.2% compare
  5. 62 United Arab Emirates 12.6% compare
  6. 63 United States of America 12.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, male in Pakistan?
Part time employment, male in Pakistan was 13.2% in 2021, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
How does Pakistan rank for part time employment, male?
Pakistan ranks 60th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.