Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 60.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 60.4% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 60.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1991.
That places East Asia & Pacific 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.9% | — |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 45.9% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 49.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 55.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.0% | 60.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific was 60.4% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.