Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 34.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income stood at 34.1%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 43.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2020.
That places Lower middle income 35th 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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.3% | — |
| 1992 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.3% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 36.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 30.1% | 34.1% | 6 |
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, 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income was 34.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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, ages 15-24, 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.