Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia
Czechia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 84.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Czechia recorded 84.3% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia peaked at 90.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2012.
That places Czechia 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.7% | — |
| 1992 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 87.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.1% | 84.9% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.1% | 84.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Czechia was 84.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Czechia ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.