Employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income
Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income: Employment was 19,176 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income is 19,176, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income peaked at 19,176 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,884, in 2000.
That places Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 74th 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 Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,884 | — |
| 2001 | 12,244 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12,621 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12,965 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13,250 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13,551 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13,818 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14,100 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 14,245 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14,499 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14,768 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,170 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15,432 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15,592 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15,871 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 16,157 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16,408 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16,442 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16,784 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,070 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16,926 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,400 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 18,270 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 18,552 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18,917 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 19,176 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,318 | 11,884 | 14,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,969 | 14,768 | 17,070 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,207 | 16,926 | 19,176 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 53.49 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,996 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,697 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 50.82 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.25 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 19,176 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 19,176 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income was 19,176 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19,176 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,884 in 2000.
- How does Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income ranks 74th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Western Asia: 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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