Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria
Algeria: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 76.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria is 76.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria peaked at 76.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1991.
That places Algeria 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.6% | — |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 76.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 76.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 57.6% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 59.9% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 73.4% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.7% | 76.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 74 Libya 76.9% compare
- 75 Costa Rica 76.7% compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
- 78 Syrian Arab Republic 76.6% compare
- 79 Serbia 76.0% compare
- 80 Brazil 75.3% compare
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Algeria was 76.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1991.
- How does Algeria rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Algeria ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.