Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 19.1% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 19.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1991.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, 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) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 19.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 155 Solomon Islands 20.4% compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 157 Zambia 19.9% compare
- 159 Mali 18.4% compare
- 160 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.2% compare
- 161 Gambia 17.7% compare
More work & labour data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 19.1% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1991.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.