Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 63.8% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 64.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1993.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 18th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.0% | — |
| 1992 | 59.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.6% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 61.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 62.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.6% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 15 Germany 91.9% compare
- 16 Channel Islands 91.4% compare
- 17 Japan 90.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 90.9% compare
- 19 Cyprus 89.8% compare
- 20 Sweden 89.8% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 89.7% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 63.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1993.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.