Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 74.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income, 1994–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 74.5% for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 80.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2018.
That places Lower middle income 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.4% | — |
| 2000 | 78.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.0% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 69.2% | 76.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 69.2% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 1 Kazakhstan 95.7% compare
- 2 Qatar 95.5% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 90.9% compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 87.9% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Lower middle income was 74.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.