Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 34.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 34.3% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 41.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2018.
That places Lower middle income 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8% | 39.8% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 23.3% | 36.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 25.8% | 34.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 8 Denmark 60.3% compare
- 9 Switzerland 60.1% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.5% compare
- 11 Nigeria 59.3% compare
- 12 Qatar 58.7% compare
- 13 Norway 58.3% compare
- 14 Madagascar 58.1% 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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Lower middle income was 34.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 41.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, ages 15-24, 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.