Employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income
Northern Africa: Lower-middle income: Employment was 49,018 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income is 49,018, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 49,018 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30,573, in 2000.
Northern Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 62nd 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 Northern Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30,573 | — |
| 2001 | 30,885 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30,736 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 31,706 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 33,188 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 34,289 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 35,868 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 37,587 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 38,226 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 38,944 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 40,455 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 39,747 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 40,070 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40,664 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41,238 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41,179 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41,698 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41,416 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41,880 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 42,634 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 41,991 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 44,096 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 45,113 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 47,289 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 48,122 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 49,018 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,200 | 30,573 | 38,944 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,098 | 39,747 | 42,634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,938 | 41,991 | 49,018 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Northern Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 69,136 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 55,162 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 49,018 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 49,018 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income was 49,018 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49,018 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,573 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 62nd out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Northern Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa: 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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