Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World
World: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 53.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World peaked at 53.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1993.
World ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.5% | — |
| 1992 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.5% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.1% | 53.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in World was 53.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1993.
- How does World rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.