Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 41.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income is 41.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income peaked at 41.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1991.
That places Low & middle income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.9% | — |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 26.9% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.7% | 41.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More work & labour data for Low & middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income was 41.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1991.
- How does Low & middle income rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).