Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total stood at 32.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total peaked at 33.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1995.
That places IDA total 35th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.2% | — |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.2% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.5% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.0% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total was 32.6% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1995.
- How does IDA total rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.