Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Arab States: Lower-middle income
Arab States: Lower-middle income: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 5,380 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income is 5,380, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income peaked at 5,380 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,810, in 2001.
That places Arab States: Lower-middle income 84th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,884 | — |
| 2001 | 2,810 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,817 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,944 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3,031 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,151 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 3,284 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3,546 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 3,633 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3,811 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3,896 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,037 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4,111 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,346 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4,722 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 5,003 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5,086 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5,093 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,035 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,127 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4,979 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,973 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,139 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,331 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 5,265 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 5,380 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,191 | 2,810 | 3,811 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,646 | 3,896 | 5,127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,178 | 4,973 | 5,380 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab States: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Arab States: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 42.09 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,979 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 9,602 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 18.45 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 3.14 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 38,824 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 18,143 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 34.32 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.58 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income was 5,380 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5,380 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Arab States: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,810 in 2001.
- How does Arab States: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Arab States: Lower-middle income ranks 84th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Arab States: Lower-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 Arab States: 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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