Employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
Southern Asia: Lower-middle income: Employment was 760,386 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Southern Asia: Lower-middle income recorded 760,386 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income peaked at 760,386 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 482,825, in 2000.
That places Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 13th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 482,825 | — |
| 2001 | 493,947 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 504,343 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 515,278 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 526,590 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 537,525 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 542,777 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 548,014 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 552,614 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 557,767 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 564,551 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 570,283 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 574,365 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 584,318 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 593,994 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 603,818 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 613,681 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 624,603 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 632,878 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 648,882 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 643,497 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 673,623 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 704,947 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 730,445 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 748,941 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 760,386 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 526,168 | 482,825 | 557,767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 601,137 | 564,551 | 648,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 710,306 | 643,497 | 760,386 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.27 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 663,396 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 819,897 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 52.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 760,386 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 760,386 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income?
- Employment in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income was 760,386 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 760,386 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,825 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income ranks 13th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Southern Asia: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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