Lower middle income - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Lower middle income was 31.32 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 32.59 in 2005, while its lowest value was 31.13 in 2020.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 31.85
1991 31.90
1992 31.98
1993 32.00
1994 32.13
1995 32.08
1996 32.12
1997 32.11
1998 32.27
1999 32.29
2000 32.34
2001 32.36
2002 32.31
2003 32.42
2004 32.45
2005 32.59
2006 32.40
2007 32.40
2008 32.18
2009 32.05
2010 31.90
2011 31.61
2012 31.32
2013 31.27
2014 31.31
2015 31.36
2016 31.38
2017 31.45
2018 31.40
2019 31.58
2020 31.13
2021 31.32

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Lower middle income was 1,263,655,000 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,263,655,000 in 2021 and a minimum value of 737,909,200 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 737,909,200
1991 755,390,700
1992 774,219,000
1993 792,331,800
1994 813,830,300
1995 832,186,100
1996 851,853,400
1997 871,118,800
1998 892,744,600
1999 914,839,200
2000 935,665,600
2001 956,938,600
2002 976,374,500
2003 998,817,000
2004 1,021,882,000
2005 1,043,671,000
2006 1,058,600,000
2007 1,077,202,000
2008 1,090,685,000
2009 1,106,082,000
2010 1,122,555,000
2011 1,134,931,000
2012 1,146,454,000
2013 1,160,235,000
2014 1,175,155,000
2015 1,191,908,000
2016 1,206,841,000
2017 1,222,883,000
2018 1,239,119,000
2019 1,262,349,000
2020 1,230,916,000
2021 1,263,655,000

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure