Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 31,722 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
31,722
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
68th
of 87 groups
All-time high
31,722
in 2027
All-time low
24,531
in 2011
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201620272005: 25.3k2006: 26.3k2007: 26.8k2008: 25.9k2009: 25.3k2010: 24.7k2011: 24.5k2012: 25.7k2013: 25.9k2014: 25.4k2015: 26.8k2016: 26.3k2017: 28.3k2018: 27.8k2019: 29.3k2020: 26.7k2021: 27.9k2022: 27.7k2023: 31.0k2024: 31.2k2025: 31.4k2026: 31.6k2027: 31.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 31,722. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 31,722 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 24,531, in 2011.

That places Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 68th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 25,308
2006 26,253 +3.7%
2007 26,801 +2.1%
2008 25,895 -3.4%
2009 25,335 -2.2%
2010 24,700 -2.5%
2011 24,531 -0.7%
2012 25,673 +4.7%
2013 25,873 +0.8%
2014 25,447 -1.6%
2015 26,754 +5.1%
2016 26,343 -1.5%
2017 28,251 +7.2%
2018 27,819 -1.5%
2019 29,302 +5.3%
2020 26,729 -8.8%
2021 27,897 +4.4%
2022 27,726 -0.6%
2023 31,012 +11.9%
2024 31,223 +0.7%
2025 31,414 +0.6%
2026 31,573 +0.5%
2027 31,722 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,918 25,308 26,801 5
2010s 26,469 24,531 29,302 10
2020s 29,912 26,729 31,722 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 31,722 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 31,722 in 2027.
What is the lowest full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 24,531 in 2011.
How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates)?
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 68th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked for employed persons in their main job divided by 40 or 48. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.