Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 58.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income stood at 58.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income peaked at 63.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2020.
That places Low & middle income 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.8% | — |
| 1992 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 62.0% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 59.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 57.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 55.5% | 58.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More work & labour data for Low & middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Low & middle income was 58.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO 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.