Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) was 1.58 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income recorded 1.58 % change on previous year for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 17.75 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -13.78 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | -0.823 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 2007 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +454.6% |
| 2008 | -6.96 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 2009 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 2011 | 7.25 % change on previous year | +192.8% |
| 2012 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2017 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2018 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -835.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2020 | -13.78 % change on previous year | -700.5% |
| 2021 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -164.7% |
| 2022 | 17.75 % change on previous year | +98.9% |
| 2023 | 8.41 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2025 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +835.5% | -1.43 % change on previous year | 10.51 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -700.5% | 2.3 % change on previous year | -13.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.3 % change on previous year | -6.96 % change on previous year | -0.823 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.49 % change on previous year | -1.43 % change on previous year | 10.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 % change on previous year | -13.78 % change on previous year | 17.75 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
- 9 Nepal 2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Mozambique 2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ethiopia 1.83 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Benin 1.43 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.42 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Ghana 1.42 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 1.37 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 284,510 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 73.41 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 103,063 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.35 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 13,447 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,908 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.16 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income was 1.58 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.78 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) (decile 1) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.