Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend is 20.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 20.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1994.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 20.3% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1994.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.