Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income
Asia and the Pacific: Low income: Employment was 25,243 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income is 25,243, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income peaked at 25,243 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,264, in 2000.
That places Asia and the Pacific: Low income 68th 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 in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,264 | — |
| 2001 | 18,405 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 18,774 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19,208 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 19,564 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 19,917 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 20,333 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 20,646 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20,973 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21,406 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21,814 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22,251 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 22,733 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23,184 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 23,678 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24,040 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 24,331 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24,682 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 24,810 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 24,876 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,432 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 24,537 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24,311 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24,584 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 24,916 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 25,243 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,749 | 18,264 | 21,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,640 | 21,814 | 24,876 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,671 | 24,311 | 25,243 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Low income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Low income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.28 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,741 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 27,815 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.29 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 25,243 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 25,243 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Low income was 25,243 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 25,243 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,264 in 2000.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Low income rank for employment?
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 68th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: 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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