Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Arab States: Low income
Arab States: Low income: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 12,590 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Arab States: Low income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Arab States: Low income stood at 12,590. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Arab States: Low income peaked at 12,590 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,449, in 2000.
Arab States: Low income ranks 81st of 85 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Arab States: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,449 | — |
| 2001 | 8,498 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8,687 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8,874 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9,098 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 9,349 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,735 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 10,118 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 10,267 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10,591 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 10,837 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11,100 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10,273 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 9,821 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 9,530 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 8,505 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 8,664 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 8,915 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9,332 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9,839 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 9,842 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,206 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11,084 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 11,659 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 12,184 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 12,590 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,367 | 8,449 | 10,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,681 | 8,505 | 11,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,261 | 9,842 | 12,590 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab States: Low income
More work & labour data for Arab States: Low income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 34.59 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 15,878 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 30,020 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 15.8 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 4.34 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 15,363 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,655 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 29.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.32 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Arab States: Low income?
- Employment in Arab States: Low income was 12,590 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Arab States: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 12,590 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Arab States: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,449 in 2000.
- How does Arab States: Low income rank for employment?
- Arab States: Low income ranks 81st out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Arab States: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab States: Low 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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