Employment in Americas: Lower-middle income

Americas: Lower-middle income: Employment was 18,533 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
18,533
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
78th
of 87 groups
All-time high
18,533
in 2025
All-time low
10,483
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Americas: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220252000: 10.5k2001: 10.7k2002: 10.9k2003: 11.1k2004: 11.3k2005: 11.6k2006: 11.9k2007: 12.1k2008: 12.5k2009: 12.8k2010: 13.2k2011: 13.5k2012: 13.8k2013: 14.3k2014: 14.7k2015: 15.0k2016: 15.2k2017: 15.8k2018: 16.4k2019: 16.7k2020: 16.0k2021: 17.1k2022: 17.5k2023: 17.8k2024: 18.2k2025: 18.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in Americas: Lower-middle income is 18,533, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in Americas: Lower-middle income peaked at 18,533 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,483, in 2000.

Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 78th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,547 10,483 12,836 10
2010s 14,860 13,214 16,687 10
2020s 17,518 15,989 18,533 6

Countries ranked near Americas: Lower-middle income

  1. 75 Senegal 4,668 compare
  2. 76 Austria 4,500 compare
  3. 77 Israel 4,362 compare
  4. 78 Greece 4,340 compare
  5. 79 Yemen, Republic of 4,197 compare
  6. 80 Honduras 4,075 compare
  7. 81 Haiti 3,866 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in Americas: Lower-middle income?
Employment in Americas: Lower-middle income was 18,533 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in Americas: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 18,533 in 2025.
What is the lowest employment recorded in Americas: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 10,483 in 2000.
How does Americas: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 78th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in Americas: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas: Lower-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
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