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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of countries by size of the labour force mostly based on The World Factbook. [1] ... Pakistan: 78,863,000: 2022 ...
Pakistan has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population, which is the fifth largest in the world.According to data produced by the CIA World Factbook, the total number of Pakistan's labour force is 57.2 million, making it the ninth largest country by available human workforce. [1]
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advantages of establishing small-scale cottage industries in Pakistan. Cottage and small-scale industries are labor-intensive and provide employment to 80% of the industrial labor force. This reduces the unemployment and offers opportunities for self-employment. Traditionally, women are not encouraged to work outside their homes.
Textiles are the back of Pakistan's manufacturing base, contributing $15.4b to exports, making up 56% of total exports, and employing 40% of the labor force. Pakistan is the 8th largest exporter of textiles in Asia, and the 4th largest producer of cotton in the world.
The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector, employing nearly 25 million people. [1] [2] As the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia, the industry contributes 8.5% to the country's Gross domestic product. [3] It accounts for about 45% of the total labor force and 38% of manufacturing workers.
In the late 1940s, upon its establishment, Pakistan had an agrarian-based economy. Agriculture constituted 53% of the country's GDP in 1947 and slightly increased to 53.2% in 1949–50. With a population of approximately 30 million, including around 6 million residing in urban areas, about 65% of the labor force was engaged in agriculture.