Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 61.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 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, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income is 61.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income peaked at 63.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2020.
That places Lower middle income 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.3% | — |
| 1991 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 61.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 60.4% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 58.6% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.9% | 61.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (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)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (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)
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lower middle income was 61.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Lower middle income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.