Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Pakistan is 12.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Pakistan peaked at 16.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 97th 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, total (% of total employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.9% | — |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -20.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 12.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 12.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.6%, 74% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 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, total in Pakistan?
- Part time employment, total in Pakistan was 12.2% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for part time employment, total?
- Pakistan ranks 97th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.