Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 32.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income stood at 32.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income peaked at 32.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1991.
That places Lower middle income 34th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.7% | — |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 27.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lower middle income was 32.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1991.
- How does Lower middle income rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Lower middle income ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.