Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 69.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Other small states recorded 69.2% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1994.
That places Other small states 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.8% | — |
| 1992 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.9% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 67.7% | 69.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 9 Russian Federation 93.7% compare
- 10 Macau, China 93.2% compare
- 11 Belarus 93.2% compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 92.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 92.1% compare
- 15 Germany 91.9% compare
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states was 69.2% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1994.
- How does Other small states rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.