Employment in World: Lower-middle income
World: Lower-middle income: Employment was 1.26 million in 2025. β² Rising
Employment in World: Lower-middle income, 2000β2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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