Unemployment - Pakistan
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Pakistan is 6.60 (%) with a global rank of 129.
Pakistan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Pakistan is similar to that of Haiti, Comoros, Aruba, Faeroe Islands, Paraguay, Indonesia, Uruguay, New Zealand, Malta, El Salvador with a respective Unemployment of 7.00, 7.00, 6.90, 6.80, 6.60, 6.60, 6.50, 6.40, 6.40, 6.30 (%) and a global rank of 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134.Last 10 years averagePakistan had an average Unemployment of 8.68 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Pakistan during the Great RecessionPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 136% during the Great RecessionPakistan since the end of the Great RecessionPakistan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 54.2% since the end of the Great RecessionPakistan during the Kargil WarPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 7.02% during the Kargil WarPakistan since the end of the Kargil WarPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 8.20% since the end of the Kargil War
Pakistan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Pakistan is similar to that of Haiti, Comoros, Aruba, Faeroe Islands, Paraguay, Indonesia, Uruguay, New Zealand, Malta, El Salvador with a respective Unemployment of 7.00, 7.00, 6.90, 6.80, 6.60, 6.60, 6.50, 6.40, 6.40, 6.30 (%) and a global rank of 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134.Last 10 years averagePakistan had an average Unemployment of 8.68 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Pakistan during the Great RecessionPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 136% during the Great RecessionPakistan since the end of the Great RecessionPakistan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 54.2% since the end of the Great RecessionPakistan during the Kargil WarPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 7.02% during the Kargil WarPakistan since the end of the Kargil WarPakistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 8.20% since the end of the Kargil War
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1991 | 5.90 |
1992 | 5.20 |
1993 | 4.30 |
1994 | 4.30 |
1995 | 5.00 |
1996 | 5.30 |
1997 | 5.80 |
1998 | 5.70 |
1999 | 6.10 |
2000 | 7.20 |
2001 | 6.30 |
2002 | 7.80 |
2003 | 7.70 |
2004 | 7.40 |
2005 | 7.10 |
2006 | 6.10 |
2007 | 5.60 |
2008 | 13.60 |
2009 | 14.40 |
2010 | 15.40 |
2011 | 5.60 |
2012 | 6.00 |
2013 | 6.60 |
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Haiti | 124 | 7.00 |
Comoros | 125 | 7.00 |
Aruba | 126 | 6.90 |
Faeroe Islands | 127 | 6.80 |
Paraguay | 128 | 6.60 |
Pakistan | 129 | 6.60 |
Indonesia | 130 | 6.60 |
Uruguay | 131 | 6.50 |
New Zealand | 132 | 6.40 |
Malta | 133 | 6.40 |
El Salvador | 134 | 6.30 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators