Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 42.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
42.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
32nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
42.2%
in 2025
All-time low
31.8%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend, 1991–2025

0102030401991200820251991: 31.81992: 321993: 32.11994: 32.41995: 32.61996: 32.91997: 33.41998: 33.31999: 33.52000: 33.62001: 33.92002: 34.22003: 34.22004: 34.72005: 35.32006: 35.82007: 36.12008: 36.42009: 36.52010: 36.92011: 37.82012: 38.72013: 392014: 39.32015: 39.92016: 40.12017: 40.32018: 40.62019: 40.72020: 40.12021: 40.62022: 40.72023: 41.42024: 41.82025: 42.2

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 42.2% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 42.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1991.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Early-demographic dividend, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 31.8%
1992 32.0% +0.5%
1993 32.1% +0.5%
1994 32.4% +0.8%
1995 32.6% +0.6%
1996 32.9% +1.1%
1997 33.4% +1.6%
1998 33.3% -0.4%
1999 33.5% +0.7%
2000 33.6% +0.2%
2001 33.9% +1.0%
2002 34.2% +0.8%
2003 34.2% +0.1%
2004 34.7% +1.2%
2005 35.3% +1.8%
2006 35.8% +1.4%
2007 36.1% +1.0%
2008 36.4% +0.8%
2009 36.5% +0.1%
2010 36.9% +1.2%
2011 37.8% +2.4%
2012 38.7% +2.5%
2013 39.0% +0.7%
2014 39.3% +0.7%
2015 39.9% +1.5%
2016 40.1% +0.7%
2017 40.3% +0.4%
2018 40.6% +0.6%
2019 40.7% +0.3%
2020 40.1% -1.3%
2021 40.6% +1.1%
2022 40.7% +0.1%
2023 41.4% +1.8%
2024 41.8% +1.1%
2025 42.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.7% 31.8% 33.5% 9
2000s 35.1% 33.6% 36.5% 10
2010s 39.3% 36.9% 40.7% 10
2020s 41.1% 40.1% 42.2% 6

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 29 France 84.4% compare
  2. 30 Latvia 84.1% compare
  3. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.8% compare
  4. 32 Singapore 83.8% compare
  5. 33 Estonia 83.5% compare
  6. 34 Maldives 83.5% compare
  7. 35 Croatia 83.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend?
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Early-demographic dividend was 42.2% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2025.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1991.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.