Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 13.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1991.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th of 47 groups 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.0% | — |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1991.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.