Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income: Employment was 18,533 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income recorded 18,533 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income peaked at 18,533 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,483, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income ranks 76th of 85 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,483 | — |
| 2001 | 10,690 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,907 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11,101 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11,339 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11,633 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11,867 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 12,132 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12,482 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12,836 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13,214 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13,478 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13,809 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,296 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 14,690 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,986 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15,236 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15,780 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 16,420 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 16,687 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15,989 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 17,134 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 17,467 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17,825 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 18,162 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 18,533 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,547 | 10,483 | 12,836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,860 | 13,214 | 16,687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,518 | 15,989 | 18,533 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.85 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,680 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,255 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.31 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 15,281 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,320 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.74 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 18,533 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 18,533 (2025)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income was 18,533 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18,533 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,483 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income ranks 76th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean: 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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