Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 66.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 66.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 68.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2001.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.8% | — |
| 1992 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 59.7% | 61.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 59.6% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.0% | 68.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 66.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2001.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.