Employment in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: Employment was 1.37 million in 2025. β² Rising
Employment in World: Upper-middle income, 2000β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in World: Upper-middle income is 1.37 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 1.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million, in 2000.
World: Upper-middle income ranks 8th 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 | 1.19 million | 1.12 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.27 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.29 million | 1.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in World: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in World: Upper-middle income was 1.37 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2000.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 8th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: 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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