Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 22.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 22.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1991.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th of 187 countries 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.1% | — |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 22.9% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1991.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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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.