Employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income

Arab States: Lower-middle income: Employment was 5,380 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
5,380
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
86th
of 87 groups
All-time high
5,380
in 2025
All-time low
2,810
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Arab States: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201220252000: 2.9k2001: 2.8k2002: 2.8k2003: 2.9k2004: 3.0k2005: 3.2k2006: 3.3k2007: 3.5k2008: 3.6k2009: 3.8k2010: 3.9k2011: 4.0k2012: 4.1k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.7k2015: 5.0k2016: 5.1k2017: 5.1k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.1k2020: 5.0k2021: 5.0k2022: 5.1k2023: 5.3k2024: 5.3k2025: 5.4k

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 86th out of 87 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,509 compare
  2. 84 Tunisia 3,424 compare
  3. 85 Togo 3,364 compare
  4. 86 Paraguay 3,184 compare
  5. 87 Denmark 3,098 compare
  6. 88 Serbia 3,067 compare
  7. 89 El Salvador 2,991 compare

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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 86th out of 87 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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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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