Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: Employment was 967,634 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income is 967,634, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 970,287 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 844,197, in 2000.
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 9th of 85 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 844,197 | — |
| 2001 | 851,586 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 859,040 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 868,831 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 881,564 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 891,351 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 902,499 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 913,642 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 918,760 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 924,710 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 932,645 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 941,831 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 947,603 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 948,504 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 952,157 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 954,848 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 957,352 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 960,527 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 963,609 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 965,106 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 944,903 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 967,044 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 958,096 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 970,287 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 966,043 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 967,634 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 885,618 | 844,197 | 924,710 | 10 |
| 2010s | 952,418 | 932,645 | 965,106 | 10 |
| 2020s | 962,334 | 944,903 | 970,287 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 586,288 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.01 million (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.64 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.72 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1085 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 967,634 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 967,634 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 967,634 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 970,287 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 844,197 in 2000.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 9th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Upper-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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