Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 80.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics is 80.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 80.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2001.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.9% | — |
| 1992 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 71.9% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 71.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 74.9% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.3% | 80.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 80.7% 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 Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2001.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.