Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, male in Pakistan stood at 6.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Pakistan peaked at 8.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 108th out of 115 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.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.4% | — |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -10.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.6%, 44% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 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 part time employment, male in Pakistan?
- Part time employment, male in Pakistan was 6.4% in 2025, 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 8.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for part time employment, male?
- Pakistan ranks 108th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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
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.