Female to Male Labour Participation Rate rose 0.174% to 30.2% in Pakistan in 2024

Female to Male Labour Participation Rate (%), 2024
Labour | Pakistan | September 1, 2025
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Female to Male Labour Participation Rate rose 0.174% to 30.2% in Pakistan in 2024, according to .

Historically, Female to Male Labour Participation Rate in Pakistan reached an all time high of 30.4% in 2021 and an all time low of 13.3% in 1990. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, Female to Male Labour Participation Rate in Afghanistan amounted to 7.30%, 83.8% in China, 42.6% in India and 20.3% in Iran in 2024.

Pakistan has been ranked 159th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Female to Male Labour Participation Rate, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Female to Male Labour Participation Rate Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Afghanistan % 27.8% 26.4% 24.7% 21.8% 7.35%
Bangladesh % 46.9% 48.6% 50.1% 52.0% 53.7%
China % 83.2% 83.5% 83.3% 83.9% 83.7%
India % 34.5% 34.7% 34.3% 36.5% 38.6%
Iran % 24.6% 23.9% 20.1% 19.2% 20.0%
Iraq % 15.5% 15.7% 15.7% 15.8% 15.3%
Japan % 73.7% 74.7% 74.4% 75.1% 75.9%
Pakistan % 27.2% 29.5% 29.8% 30.4% 30.1%
Russia % 78.2% 78.3% 78.6% 78.6% 79.1%
Sri Lanka % 45.9% 47.2% 44.5% 44.7% 45.4%
Tajikistan % 61.3% 61.1% 61.1% 61.8% 61.6%
Turkmenistan % 104% 104% 104% 105% 104%
USA % 82.2% 82.6% 82.7% 82.6% 82.9%