Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 68.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 68.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 75.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.9% | — |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.0% | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 68.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 68.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 71.9% | 75.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.7% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.9% | 69.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 68.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.