Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 11.4% compare
- 31 Rwanda 11.4% compare
- 32 New Caledonia 11.2% compare
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.0% compare
- 34 Lebanon 11.0% compare
- 35 Albania 10.9% compare
- 36 Nepal 10.5% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income was 4.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.