Employment in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Employment was 27,331 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 27,331 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 27,331 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,289, in 2000.
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 67th 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,289 | — |
| 2001 | 17,980 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 18,563 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19,601 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 20,926 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 21,647 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22,074 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22,420 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 21,788 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 22,192 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21,766 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 21,495 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 22,456 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 22,844 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 22,960 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 23,693 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24,283 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 25,322 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25,738 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 26,261 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25,195 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 25,411 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 25,601 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 26,922 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 27,176 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 27,331 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,448 | 17,289 | 22,420 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,682 | 21,495 | 26,261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,273 | 25,195 | 27,331 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
- 64 Czechia 5,253 compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5,239 compare
- 66 Belgium 5,147 compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 5,140 compare
- 68 Zimbabwe 4,983 compare
- 69 Cuba 4,970 compare
- 70 Syrian Arab Republic 4,949 compare
More work & labour data for Southern Asia: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 30,154 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.48 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,347 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5817 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 40.48 (2027)
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 3,376 (2027)
- NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 26.24 (2027)
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 3,484 (2027)
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.36 (2027)
- Potential labour force 3,399 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 27,331 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 27,331 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,289 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 67th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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