Jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India
World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Jobs gap was 81,110 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India is 81,110, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 82,870 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54,280, in 2004.
That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 14th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54,280 | — |
| 2005 | 55,381 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 55,270 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55,447 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 56,680 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 58,611 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 58,895 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60,906 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 63,257 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 63,776 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 64,487 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 68,420 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 68,776 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69,868 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70,449 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71,577 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 82,870 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 81,488 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 74,852 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 72,505 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 75,904 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 77,664 | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 79,311 | +2.1% |
| 2027 | 81,110 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,945 | 54,280 | 58,611 | 6 |
| 2010s | 66,041 | 58,895 | 71,577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,213 | 72,505 | 82,870 | 8 |
More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 726,897 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,522 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.47 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21,660 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,738 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.26 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Jobs gap in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 81,110 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The highest recorded value was 82,870 in 2020.
- What is the lowest jobs gap recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,280 in 2004.
- How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for jobs gap?
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 14th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is jobs gap rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The jobs gap is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.