Employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Employment was 666,195 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
666,195
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
17th
of 87 groups
All-time high
666,195
in 2025
All-time low
385,275
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2000–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220252000: 385.3k2001: 395.5k2002: 404.4k2003: 414.3k2004: 425.5k2005: 435.9k2006: 447.4k2007: 459.8k2008: 470.4k2009: 482.0k2010: 495.6k2011: 504.9k2012: 513.0k2013: 524.2k2014: 535.0k2015: 544.3k2016: 555.4k2017: 563.5k2018: 574.0k2019: 584.8k2020: 581.8k2021: 599.5k2022: 624.8k2023: 641.7k2024: 652.6k2025: 666.2k

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 17th out of 87 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 Philippines 46,938 compare
  2. 15 Germany 42,553 compare
  3. 16 Thailand 39,625 compare
  4. 17 United Kingdom 34,120 compare
  5. 18 Egypt 32,678 compare
  6. 19 TΓΌrkiye 32,566 compare
  7. 20 United Republic of Tanzania 31,035 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places β†’

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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 17th out of 87 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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Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
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