NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate in Pakistan stands at 7.8 per cent based on the country’s first-ever digital census. This translates to approximately 18.7 million unemployed individuals out of a total population of 241.5 million.
Among the working-age population, the unemployment rate is even higher, reaching 11 per cent of the 171.7 million individuals considered economically active, according to an article in the Pakistan Observer newspaper.
The article highlights that the unemployment crisis is even deeper than it appears, as one-third of Pakistani youth aged between 15 to 35 are currently out of work.