Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: Employment was 908,618 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income is 908,618, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 908,618 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 579,650, in 2000.
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 10th of 85 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 579,650 | — |
| 2001 | 593,734 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 606,355 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 619,215 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 632,865 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 646,118 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 653,744 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 661,936 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 669,104 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 677,477 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 687,454 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 696,256 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 702,098 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 714,273 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 726,527 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 737,908 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 749,478 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 760,292 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 771,494 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 788,462 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 779,215 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 808,842 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 848,116 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 875,125 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 895,425 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 908,618 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 634,020 | 579,650 | 677,477 | 10 |
| 2010s | 733,424 | 687,454 | 788,462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 852,557 | 779,215 | 908,618 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 747,456 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 974,717 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 54.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.49 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 908,618 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 908,618 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 908,618 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 908,618 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 579,650 in 2000.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 10th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: 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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