Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 17.3% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic peaked at 18.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2020.
That places Central African Republic 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.8% | — |
| 1992 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 17.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 17.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 178 South Sudan 19.7% compare
- 179 Tanzania 19.6% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 17.4% compare
- 182 Afghanistan 17.2% compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 17.0% compare
- 184 Nigeria 17.0% compare
More work & labour data for Central African Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3757 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0392 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,329 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,521 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,538 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,241 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 18,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central African Republic was 17.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- How does Central African Republic rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Central African Republic ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African 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, male (% of male 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.