Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 71.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon stood at 71.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon peaked at 71.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 1991.
That places Lebanon 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.9% | — |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 66.9% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 69.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 70.4% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.0% | 71.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon was 71.6% in 2023, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 1991.
- How does Lebanon rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.