Work & Labour in South-Eastern Asia 76 indicators covering work & labour for South-Eastern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 338,349 1000 No 2100 down 4.2% 11th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4737 % change on previous year 2100 down 11.6% 22nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4461 % change on previous year 2100 down 11.0% 22nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5011 % change on previous year 2100 down 12.2% 22nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year 2050 down 36.7% 17th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year 2050 down 24.5% 14th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 679,274 1000 No 2100 down 4.4% 11th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 526,780 1000 No 2050 up 12.1% 9th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 270,869 1000 No 2050 down 10.0% 10th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 340,925 1000 No 2100 down 4.7% 11th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,976 2027 up 15.2% 30th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 365,109 2027 up 12.3% 23rd Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 2027 down 0.8% 11th Labour dependency ratio 0.989 2027 down 8.0% 77th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 34,541 2027 up 27.3% 64th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 11,246 2027 up 27.1% 64th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 2027 down 0.5% 8th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year 2027 down 39.6% 42nd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2027 up 40.6% 40th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.31 2027 down 12.6% 86th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 348,670 2025 up 12.3% 25th Employment 348,670 2025 up 12.3% 25th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.8% 44th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.8% 44th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.31 2027 down 25.3% 19th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.25 2027 down 26.3% 18th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.49 2027 down 0.8% 11th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 50.2 2026 down 3.1% 47th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 50.2 2026 down 3.1% 47th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.97 2027 down 0.7% 79th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 14.33 million 2027 up 10.0% 24th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 29.54 2027 up 0.3% 10th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.16 2027 down 2.4% 38th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.97 2027 down 0.7% 79th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.75 2027 up 8.2% 61st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 13,365 2027 up 21.9% 35th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 18,657 2027 down 7.8% 32nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 16.52 2027 down 9.9% 56th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 358,143 2027 up 10.0% 24th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.2 % change on previous year 2027 up 683.6% 36th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 1.47 % change on previous year 2027 up 150.7% 47th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.24 % change on previous year 2027 down 69.8% 42nd SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.31 2027 down 12.6% 86th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.783 2025 up 32.3% 42nd SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 16.52 2027 down 9.9% 56th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.7722 % change on previous year 2025 up 106.8% 26th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 14.79 2025 up 8.2% 20th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 68.91 2027 down 5.4% 22nd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 30,856 2027 down 0.7% 41st Jobs gap 21,626 2027 down 10.2% 43rd Jobs gap rate 5.7 2027 down 19.7% 83rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 13,197 2027 down 14.9% 43rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.5 2027 down 23.9% 77th Employment 348,670 2025 up 12.3% 23rd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.78 2024 down 4.4% 22nd Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 14.8% 2025 up 8.2% 7th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 2.4% 2025 down 15.3% 38th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 13,197 2027 down 14.9% 43rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.49 2027 down 23.4% 78th Potential labour force 9,062 2027 down 21.5% 38th Page 1 of 2 Next →