SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income
World: Lower-middle income: SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate was 10.09 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Lower-middle income recorded 10.09 for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income peaked at 43.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.09, in 2025.
World: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd of 76 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.86 | — |
| 2001 | 43.7 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.44 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 42.02 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.22 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 38.45 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 36.4 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 34.06 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 32.48 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 30.48 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 26.86 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 25.19 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 23.6 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.74 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 19.87 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 18.04 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 16.38 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 14.98 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 13.84 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 13 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.98 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 13.12 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.2 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 10.69 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 10.09 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.51 | 30.48 | 43.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.35 | 13 | 26.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 | 10.09 | 13.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income
- 19 Angola 40.1 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 38.54 compare
- 21 Chad 38.04 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 37.18 compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 35.47 compare
- 24 Mali 34.35 compare
- 25 Lesotho 33.63 compare
More gender data for World: Lower-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 918,453 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0103 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2.44 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2.44 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.27 (2027)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 19.85 (2025)
- Gender income gap 29.72 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 32.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income?
- Sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in World: Lower-middle income was 10.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.86 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in World: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 in 2025.
- How does World: Lower-middle income rank for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate?
- World: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd out of 76 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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 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.