Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan is 26.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan peaked at 31.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1991.
Pakistan ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.8% | — |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 26.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 26.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +39.3% | 19.6% | 27.4% |
| 1997 | +35.7% | 19.7% | 26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 22.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.5% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 145 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.3% compare
- 146 Azerbaijan 28.4% compare
- 147 Mauritania 28.1% compare
- 149 Ghana 26.3% compare
- 150 Kenya 26.0% compare
- 151 Senegal 23.8% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pakistan was 26.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.