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

Latest (2023)
71.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
84th
of 187 countries
All-time high
71.7%
in 2021
All-time low
66.9%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023

0204060801991200720231991: 66.91992: 67.31993: 67.71994: 68.11995: 68.51996: 68.91997: 69.11998: 69.21999: 69.22000: 69.22001: 69.22002: 69.22003: 69.32004: 69.42005: 69.62006: 69.72007: 69.62008: 69.92009: 70.22010: 70.52011: 70.72012: 70.82013: 70.82014: 70.72015: 70.62016: 70.52017: 70.42018: 70.52019: 70.72020: 712021: 71.72022: 71.62023: 71.6

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

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon, 1991 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.