Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income
Low income: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 25.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 25.5% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income peaked at 27.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2023.
That places Low income 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.4% | — |
| 1992 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Low income was 25.5% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Low income ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low income 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.