According to the report, Pakistan houses over 7.1 million economic units. The total number of employed individuals in the country stands at 25,344,412. Approximately one-third of households are engaged in economic activities.
Among the economic units:
- Retail shops number 2,779,899
- Wholesale shops total 188,843
- Service-providing shops count 825,254
- Hotels are 256,926, with 16,565 hostels
- Hospitals tally 119,789
- Schools number 242,616, colleges 11,568, and universities 214
- Mosques total 640,300, with 19,645 bank branches nationwide
The report highlights that 57.86% of the economic institutions belong to the service sector, while 24.80% are in production, 14.15% in social sectors, and the remaining 3.09% in other economic units.
Further findings include:
- About 28.5% of households engage in activities such as animal husbandry, sewing, beauty parlors, tuition centers, and more.
- There are 23,119 factories, 29,836 government offices, and 10,452 semi-government offices.
- The country has 5,773 post offices and 643,000 production units in shops.
- Wholesale, retail, vehicle, and motorcycle repair workshops form the largest sector with 3.2 million units.
- The agricultural sector ranks second with 1.1 million units related to forestry, fishing, and others.
- Private sector accounts for 99,000 schools, 6,900 colleges, and 91 universities.
- The country has 36,315 madrasas.
- 13,800 government and 105,900 private facilities are included in Hospitals.
Workforce distribution by province shows:
- Punjab: 13,640,000
- Sindh: 5,713,000
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 3,980,000
- Balochistan: 1,380,000
- Islamabad Capital Territory: 621,000
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Economic participations of house households was reported to be 5.6 million, with 51.35% involved in livestock farming. Additionally, in sewing 3.85% are engaged, 1.36% in embroidery, 1.32% in poultry farming, and 0.56% operate tuition centers.
These statistics help stakeholders and policymakers better grasp the country’s workforce and economic distribution that shape Pakistan’s landscape
