Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 61.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 61.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Honduras peaked at 63.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2012.
Honduras ranks 106th of 187 countries 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.1% | — |
| 1992 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 61.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 61.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.4%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 56.1% | 56.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 52.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.1% | 61.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Honduras?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Honduras was 61.2% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Honduras ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.