Unemployment rate,Percent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.9%
World rank
22nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2002
All-time low
3.1%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Pakistan is 6.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Pakistan peaked at 8.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 22nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Pakistan?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Pakistan was 6.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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