Employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income
Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income: Employment was 53,942 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income is 53,942, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 53,942 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36,702, in 2004.
Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 60th of 85 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,970 | — |
| 2001 | 37,151 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37,166 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37,181 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36,702 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 37,216 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37,729 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38,134 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 38,672 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38,887 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 40,481 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 42,156 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 42,982 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 43,992 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 44,670 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 45,985 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 47,070 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 48,339 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 49,244 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 48,640 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 47,161 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 48,942 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 51,311 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 52,389 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 53,662 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 53,942 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,581 | 36,702 | 38,887 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,356 | 40,481 | 49,244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,234 | 47,161 | 53,942 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.83 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 45,325 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 59,671 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 52.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.02 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 53,942 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 53,942 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income was 53,942 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 53,942 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,702 in 2004.
- How does Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 60th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Western Asia: 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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