Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS)

Working-age people outside the labour force, Pakistan and provinces (LFS). Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).

Latest values · 30 Jun 2025 (sex: all, standard: 19th ICLS)

every row via /v1/series/regional.lfs.out_of_labour_force?dims=… with a free key.

About this series

Working-age people outside the labour force, Pakistan and provinces (LFS). Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).

Use cases

• Chart working-age population outside the labour force (lfs) and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Size a market district by district with working-age population outside the labour force (lfs)
• Compare provinces and districts on working-age population outside the labour force (lfs)
• Pull working-age population outside the labour force (lfs) into your stack as JSON or CSV

Who uses this

• Development researcher
• Market-sizing / retail planner
• Policy analyst
• Journalist

Metadata

Fetch it

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.lfs.out_of_labour_force"

JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.

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FAQ

What is Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS)?

Working-age people outside the labour force, Pakistan and provinces (LFS). Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS)?

Yes. Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS) is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (annual, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2021 to 2025. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.lfs.out_of_labour_force, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS) go?

PakDataHub carries Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS) covering 2021 to 2025, updated on a annual basis from PBS.

How do I get Working-age population outside the labour force (LFS) via the API?

Call GET /v1/series/regional.lfs.out_of_labour_force with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.