Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) was 9.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 9.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 9.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2002.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.6% | — |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 9.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 9.5% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2002.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.