Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Pakistan's unemployment rate stands at 5.42% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.49% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Pakistan's unemployment rate was 5.42%, down from 5.49% in 2024.
In 2024, Pakistan's unemployment rate was 5.49%, up from 5.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Pakistan's unemployment rate was 5.24%, down from 5.29% in 2022.
In 2022, Pakistan's unemployment rate was 5.29%, down from 6.34% in 2021.
In 2021, Pakistan's unemployment rate was 6.34%, up from 5.99% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.42% | -0.072% |
| 2024 | 5.49% | +0.255% |
| 2023 | 5.24% | -0.054% |
| 2022 | 5.29% | -1.05% |
| 2021 | 6.34% | +0.344% |
| 2020 | 5.99% | +1.16% |
| 2019 | 4.83% | +0.747% |
| 2018 | 4.08% | +0.879% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.919% |
| 2016 | 2.29% | -1.28% |
| 2015 | 3.57% | +1.74% |
| 2014 | 1.83% | -1.13% |
| 2013 | 2.95% | -0.713% |
| 2012 | 3.67% | +2.87% |
| 2011 | 0.796% | +0.143% |
| 2010 | 0.653% | +0.118% |
| 2009 | 0.535% | +0.112% |
| 2008 | 0.423% | +0.025% |
| 2007 | 0.398% | -0.184% |
| 2006 | 0.582% | -0.001% |
| 2005 | 0.583% | -0.015% |
| 2004 | 0.598% | -0.014% |
| 2003 | 0.612% | -0.003% |
| 2002 | 0.615% | +0.004% |
| 2001 | 0.611% | -0.003% |
| 2000 | 0.614% | -0.011% |
| 1999 | 0.625% | +0.005% |
| 1998 | 0.62% | +0.009% |
| 1997 | 0.611% | +0.011% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -0.011% |
| 1995 | 0.611% | +0.01% |
| 1994 | 0.601% | +0.005% |
| 1993 | 0.596% | +0.009% |
| 1992 | 0.587% | -0.009% |
| 1991 | 0.596% | — |
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Pakistan's unemployment rate is 5.42% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.49% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.34% (2021); the lowest is 0.398% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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