Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 28.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend stood at 28.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend peaked at 29.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1991.
That places IDA blend 34th out of 47 groups 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.9% | — |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend was 28.8% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1991.
- How does IDA blend rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.