Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 26.6% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA only peaked at 27.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1995.
IDA only ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.4% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA only?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA only was 26.6% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1995.
- How does IDA only rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA only ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.