Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 52.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only peaked at 52.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1991.
IBRD only ranks 27th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.5% | — |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 42.5% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 48.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 52.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IBRD only was 52.9% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1991.
- How does IBRD only rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.