Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India
World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 666,195 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Lower-middle income excluding India recorded 666,195 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 666,195 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 385,275, in 2000.
That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 16th 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 385,275 | — |
| 2001 | 395,472 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 404,368 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 414,253 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 425,454 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 435,872 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 447,386 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 459,811 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 470,367 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 481,992 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 495,614 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 504,924 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 513,046 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 524,240 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 534,984 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 544,348 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 555,409 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 563,504 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 574,045 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 584,793 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 581,849 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 599,451 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 624,804 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 641,732 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 652,610 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 666,195 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 432,025 | 385,275 | 481,992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 539,491 | 495,614 | 584,793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 627,774 | 581,849 | 666,195 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India
More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 726,897 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,522 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.47 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21,660 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,738 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.26 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 666,195 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The highest recorded value was 666,195 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,275 in 2000.
- How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for employment?
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 16th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India 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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