Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 10.46 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
10.46
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
51st
of 87 groups
All-time high
12.47
in 2020
All-time low
10.15
in 2023
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004–2027

02.557.51012.52004201520272004: 11.32005: 11.32006: 112007: 10.82008: 10.82009: 10.82010: 10.62011: 10.82012: 112013: 10.82014: 10.82015: 11.22016: 112017: 112018: 10.92019: 10.92020: 12.52021: 122022: 10.72023: 10.22024: 10.42025: 10.42026: 10.42027: 10.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

World: Lower-middle income excluding India recorded 10.46 for jobs gap rate in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 12.47 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.15, in 2023.

World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 51st of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year

Annual values for Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 11.31 —
2005 11.27 -0.4%
2006 11 -2.5%
2007 10.76 -2.1%
2008 10.75 -0.1%
2009 10.84 +0.8%
2010 10.62 -2.0%
2011 10.76 +1.3%
2012 10.98 +2.0%
2013 10.85 -1.2%
2014 10.76 -0.8%
2015 11.17 +3.8%
2016 11.02 -1.3%
2017 11.03 +0.1%
2018 10.93 -0.9%
2019 10.9 -0.2%
2020 12.47 +14.3%
2021 11.97 -4.0%
2022 10.7 -10.6%
2023 10.15 -5.1%
2024 10.42 +2.6%
2025 10.44 +0.2%
2026 10.44 +0.0%
2027 10.46 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.99 10.75 11.31 6
2010s 10.9 10.62 11.17 10
2020s 10.88 10.15 12.47 8

More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India

All data for World: Lower-middle income excluding India →

Frequently asked questions

What is jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 10.46 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The highest recorded value was 12.47 in 2020.
What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The lowest recorded value was 10.15 in 2023.
How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for jobs gap rate?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 51st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 rate (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/jobs-gap-rate-ilo-modelled-estimates/world-lower-middle-income-excluding-india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/jobs-gap-rate-ilo-modelled-estimates/world-lower-middle-income-excluding-india/">Jobs gap rate in World: Lower-middle income excluding India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Jobs gap rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
87 places, 2,088 data points, 2004–2027
Last refreshed

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 rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.