Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
26.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
27.0%
in 2017
All-time low
21.5%
in 1995
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025

01020301991200820251991: 21.71992: 21.71993: 21.61994: 21.51995: 21.51996: 21.61997: 21.71998: 21.91999: 22.12000: 22.32001: 22.52002: 22.82003: 232004: 23.32005: 23.72006: 23.92007: 24.22008: 24.62009: 252010: 25.42011: 25.62012: 262013: 26.42014: 26.62015: 26.82016: 26.92017: 272018: 26.92019: 26.82020: 25.72021: 26.32022: 26.52023: 25.72024: 25.92025: 26.1

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 26.1% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 27.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1995.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 21.7%
1992 21.7% -0.1%
1993 21.6% -0.4%
1994 21.5% -0.5%
1995 21.5% -0.1%
1996 21.6% +0.4%
1997 21.7% +0.7%
1998 21.9% +0.8%
1999 22.1% +0.9%
2000 22.3% +1.0%
2001 22.5% +1.0%
2002 22.8% +1.1%
2003 23.0% +1.2%
2004 23.3% +1.3%
2005 23.7% +1.4%
2006 23.9% +1.2%
2007 24.2% +1.2%
2008 24.6% +1.5%
2009 25.0% +1.7%
2010 25.4% +1.5%
2011 25.6% +1.1%
2012 26.0% +1.4%
2013 26.4% +1.7%
2014 26.6% +0.7%
2015 26.8% +0.7%
2016 26.9% +0.5%
2017 27.0% +0.1%
2018 26.9% -0.1%
2019 26.8% -0.5%
2020 25.7% -4.0%
2021 26.3% +2.0%
2022 26.5% +1.1%
2023 25.7% -3.4%
2024 25.9% +0.9%
2025 26.1% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.7% 21.5% 22.1% 9
2000s 23.5% 22.3% 25.0% 10
2010s 26.4% 25.4% 27.0% 10
2020s 26.0% 25.7% 26.5% 6

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 41 Slovenia 82.7% compare
  2. 42 Guam 82.6% compare
  3. 43 Portugal 82.5% compare
  4. 44 Spain 82.5% compare
  5. 45 Belgium 82.3% compare
  6. 46 Ireland 81.7% compare
  7. 47 Switzerland 81.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 26.1% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1995.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.