Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 85.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 85.1% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia peaked at 90.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2010.
That places Slovakia 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.3% | — |
| 1992 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 85.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.8%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 85.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.4%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.1% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 83.7% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.7% | 85.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia was 85.1% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Slovakia ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.