Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo
Congo: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 35.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Congo recorded 35.5% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo peaked at 37.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1995.
Congo ranks 157th of 187 countries 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, male (% of male employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.8% | — |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 35.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 35.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.7% | 33.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 35.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 154 Zimbabwe 36.7% compare
- 155 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.7% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 36.6% compare
- 158 Zambia 35.5% compare
- 159 Myanmar 34.3% compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 33.8% compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo was 35.5% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1995.
- How does Congo rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Congo ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.