Employment in World: Lower-middle income

World: Lower-middle income: Employment was 1.26 million in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.26 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
9th
of 87 groups
All-time high
1.26 million
in 2025
All-time low
763,808
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220252000: 763.8k2001: 782.4k2002: 799.3k2003: 817.7k2004: 837.4k2005: 856.4k2006: 870.4k2007: 885.2k2008: 897.6k2009: 911.4k2010: 927.5k2011: 940.9k2012: 952.8k2013: 971.5k2014: 989.9k2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.2M2025: 1.3M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

World: Lower-middle income recorded 1.26 million for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in World: Lower-middle income peaked at 1.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 763,808, in 2000.

World: Lower-middle income ranks 9th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 842,167 763,808 911,443 10
2010s 999,539 927,492 1.08 million 10
2020s 1.18 million 1.07 million 1.26 million 6

Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income

  1. 6 Nigeria 93,101 compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 77,642 compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 73,457 compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 69,072 compare
  5. 10 Japan 68,280 compare
  6. 11 Mexico 60,712 compare
  7. 12 Vietnam 55,280 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in World: Lower-middle income?
Employment in World: Lower-middle income was 1.26 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2025.
What is the lowest employment recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 763,808 in 2000.
How does World: Lower-middle income rank for employment?
World: Lower-middle income ranks 9th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World: 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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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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