Time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: Time-related underemployment, male was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 95th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +43.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +147.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Pakistan ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.