Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 56.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income, 1994–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income is 56.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2018.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.6% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 55.0% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 45.5% | 54.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 47.9% | 56.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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+, total (%) in Lower middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Lower middle income was 56.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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+, total (%) (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.