LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates in World: Lower-middle income
World: Lower-middle income: LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates was 8.94 in 2027. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Lower-middle income recorded 8.94 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2027.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Lower-middle income peaked at 11.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.84, in 2023.
That places World: Lower-middle income 57th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related … modelled estimates in World: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.76 | — |
| 2006 | 10.58 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.44 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.46 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.62 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.45 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.51 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.79 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.62 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.81 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.72 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.76 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.69 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.11 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.64 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 10.98 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 9.45 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 8.84 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.85 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 8.89 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 8.92 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 8.94 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.57 | 10.44 | 10.76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.61 | 10.11 | 10.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 | 8.84 | 11.64 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income
- 54 Montenegro 14.74 compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 14.71 compare
- 56 Albania 14.71 compare
- 57 Iran 14.64 compare
- 58 Tanzania 14.42 compare
- 59 Mozambique 14.24 compare
- 60 Maldives 14.06 compare
More work & labour data for World: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.36 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 58.73 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 957,508 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.37 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.49 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,711 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 56.16 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.74 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Lower-middle income?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World: Lower-middle income was 8.94 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 in 2023.
- How does World: Lower-middle income rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- World: Lower-middle income ranks 57th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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 series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.