Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 76.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income is 76.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income peaked at 82.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2020.
That places Lower middle income 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.6% | — |
| 1991 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 76.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.4% | 76.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 2 United Arab Emirates 91.5% compare
- 3 Kuwait 88.6% compare
- 4 Oman 88.1% compare
- 5 Madagascar 88.1% compare
- 6 Cambodia 87.8% compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 87.3% compare
- 8 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 86.8% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (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)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Lower middle income was 76.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.