Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 15.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1995.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 45th out of 47 groups 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) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 15.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1995.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.