Employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: Employment was 148,232 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income recorded 148,232 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 148,232 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96,825, in 2000.
That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 46th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96,825 | — |
| 2001 | 99,786 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 102,012 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 103,936 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 106,275 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 108,593 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 110,966 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 113,922 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 116,490 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 119,710 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 122,903 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 125,973 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 127,733 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 129,955 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 132,532 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 134,090 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 135,797 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 135,689 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 138,616 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 139,580 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 135,718 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 135,219 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 143,170 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 144,681 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 146,485 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 148,232 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107,852 | 96,825 | 119,710 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,287 | 122,903 | 139,580 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,251 | 135,219 | 148,232 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 84,060 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 154,820 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.98 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 148,232 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 148,232 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 148,232 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 148,232 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,825 in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 46th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: 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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