Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 86.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 86.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 86.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1991.
That places Post-demographic dividend 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.0% | — |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.0% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 82.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.1% | 86.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Post-demographic dividend was 86.4% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1991.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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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.