Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 18.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 18.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1991.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 160th 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) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 18.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 18.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.7%, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 18.2% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1991.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.