Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 55.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras stood at 55.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras peaked at 57.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2012.
That places Honduras 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.9% | — |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.9% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 52.1% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 48.7% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.4% | 55.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 117 Syrian Arab Republic 57.6% compare
- 118 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57.1% compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 56.0% compare
- 121 Nicaragua 55.7% compare
- 122 Samoa 55.5% compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 54.6% compare
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Honduras was 55.9% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Honduras ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.