Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 64.5% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 64.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1991.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.3% | — |
| 1992 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.3% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 58.6% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.7% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 92.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 92.1% compare
- 15 Germany 91.9% compare
- 16 Channel Islands 91.4% compare
- 17 Japan 90.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 90.9% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend was 64.5% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1991.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.