Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income
Asia and the Pacific: Low income: Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) was 0.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income is 0.22, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income peaked at 0.281 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.187, in 2020.
That places Asia and the Pacific: Low income 73rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.281 | — |
| 2005 | 0.278 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.277 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.264 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.26 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.246 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.229 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.228 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.215 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.214 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.213 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.211 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.202 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.192 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.187 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.226 | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.213 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.215 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.218 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.22 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2677 | 0.246 | 0.281 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2139 | 0.192 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2132 | 0.187 | 0.226 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Low income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 27,815 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.28 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,741 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.98 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.82 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 5,787 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,330 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.29 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- Labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income was 0.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.281 in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 in 2020.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Low income rank for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 73rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). 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 indicator shows in percentage the share of total labour income that accrues to each decile. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. Self-employed workers earn from both their work and capital ownership. Total compensation of employees refers to the remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. The labour income of self-employed is imputed on the basis of a statistical analysis of employees of similar characteristics. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.