SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Arab States: High income
Arab States: High income: SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate was 0.035 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Arab States: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Arab States: High income is 0.035, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Arab States: High income peaked at 0.035 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 2008.
Arab States: High income ranks 68th of 76 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Arab States: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.031 | — |
| 2001 | 0.029 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.027 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.024 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.022 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.021 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.018 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.017 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.018 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.019 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.021 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.022 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.023 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.026 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.028 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.031 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.033 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.035 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0225 | 0.017 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0224 | 0.018 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.035 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab States: High income
- 65 Morocco 2.8 compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.75 compare
- 67 El Salvador 2.5 compare
- 68 Uzbekistan 2.44 compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 2.43 compare
- 70 Fiji 1.92 compare
- 71 Nepal 1.88 compare
More gender data for Arab States: High income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,612 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8222 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 52,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 52,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.04 (2027)
- Gender income gap 14.83 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 45.9 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Arab States: High income?
- Sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Arab States: High income was 0.035 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.035 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 2008.
- How does Arab States: High income rank for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate?
- Arab States: High income ranks 68th out of 76 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate rising or falling in Arab States: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab States: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors. The working poverty rate conveys the percentage of employed persons living in poverty in spite of being employed. Poverty is defined using the international poverty line of US$3 per day in purchasing power parity (PPP). For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.