Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo
Congo: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo stood at 23.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo peaked at 23.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1991.
Congo ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.2% | — |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Congo was 23.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Congo ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.