Pakistan Unemployment Rate

1980 - 2021 | Yearly | % | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Key information about Pakistan Unemployment Rate

  • Pakistan Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.30% in Jun 2021, from the previously reported figure of 6.90% in Jun 2019.
  • Pakistan Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Jun 1980 to Jun 2021, with an average rate of 5.80%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.27% in Jun 2003 and a record low of 3.04% in Jun 1986.
  • The data is reported by reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Pakistan Population reached 241.50 million people in Jun 2023.


View Pakistan's Unemployment Rate from 1980 to 2021 in the chart:

Pakistan Unemployment Rate

What was Pakistan's Unemployment Rate in 2021?

Pakistan Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.30% in Jun 2021, from the previously reported figure of 6.90% in Jun 2019. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.30 2021 6.90 2019 3.04 1986 8.27 2003 % yearly 1980 - 2021

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.76 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.29 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 3.10 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,794.405 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 21,835.938 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 34,964.514 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 114,236.604 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 29,651.120 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 9,763,762.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,067,480.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 11,301,653.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 10,118,257.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.318 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,320.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,952.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.1 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 73,647.830 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 302,706.308 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 5,326.009 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,272.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 386,464.988 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 580,835.290 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 579.752 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1969 - Jun 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 185.170 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 192.030 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,366.157 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 18,773.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -9.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,504.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 194.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -213.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -198.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -15.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 131,069.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.1 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,706.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.665 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -130,551.194 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 24.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 20,774.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -214.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 13.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 8,827.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -2,480.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -4,780.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,466.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,146.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 11.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -708.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 214.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 13,607.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 200.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 462.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,854.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 529.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -531.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) -9.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 271.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,672.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 8.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,131.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 1,525.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 1.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,472.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) -67.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) 213.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,751.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 154,703.192 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -129,937.808 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 24,765.385 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 98,330.884 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,183.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,119.036 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1972 - Feb 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) 2.152 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2011 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 1.505 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 2.861 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 18.111 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 2.740 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.411 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 20.387 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 15.679 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 1.367 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 10.549 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.905 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2024
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 7.021 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2024
FDI: Food (USD mn) 6.135 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 8.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,664.970 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 42,134.626 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 127,303.349 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 13.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,598.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,853.918 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 96,876.180 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 23.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 168,646.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 14.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 51,850.163 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2007 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 22.85 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.02 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 11,753,217.861 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 7,689.401 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Jan 2025

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