Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 13.3% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 13.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 170th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.2% | — |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +2.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 13.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 13.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 14.5% compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 14.5% compare
- 169 Angola 14.4% compare
- 171 Uganda 12.1% compare
- 172 Central African Republic 11.7% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 11.1% compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia was 13.3% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.