Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA total, 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 total stood at 27.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA total peaked at 27.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1995.
IDA total ranks 35th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.5% | — |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA total?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA total was 27.4% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1995.
- How does IDA total rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.