Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia

Slovenia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 86.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
86.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 187 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2025
All-time low
78.3%
in 1997
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 82.81992: 82.41993: 81.91994: 79.71995: 80.41996: 80.51997: 78.31998: 78.41999: 79.32000: 80.62001: 80.12002: 80.92003: 81.62004: 80.42005: 812006: 812007: 81.42008: 82.32009: 80.92010: 81.22011: 81.82012: 82.12013: 81.32014: 80.22015: 82.12016: 83.92017: 83.62018: 83.72019: 85.12020: 85.22021: 85.52022: 85.52023: 85.72024: 85.92025: 86

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia peaked at 86.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1997.

Slovenia ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Slovenia, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 82.8%
1992 82.4% -0.4%
1993 81.9% -0.7%
1994 79.7% -2.7%
1995 80.4% +0.9%
1996 80.5% +0.2%
1997 78.3% -2.7%
1998 78.4% +0.0%
1999 79.3% +1.2%
2000 80.6% +1.6%
2001 80.1% -0.6%
2002 80.9% +0.9%
2003 81.6% +0.9%
2004 80.4% -1.4%
2005 81.0% +0.7%
2006 81.0% +0.0%
2007 81.4% +0.5%
2008 82.3% +1.2%
2009 80.9% -1.7%
2010 81.2% +0.3%
2011 81.8% +0.8%
2012 82.1% +0.3%
2013 81.3% -0.9%
2014 80.2% -1.4%
2015 82.1% +2.4%
2016 83.9% +2.2%
2017 83.6% -0.3%
2018 83.7% +0.2%
2019 85.1% +1.6%
2020 85.2% +0.1%
2021 85.5% +0.3%
2022 85.5% +0.0%
2023 85.7% +0.2%
2024 85.9% +0.2%
2025 86.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.4% 78.3% 82.8% 9
2000s 81.0% 80.1% 82.3% 10
2010s 82.5% 80.2% 85.1% 10
2020s 85.6% 85.2% 86.0% 6

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 37 Ireland 86.6% compare
  2. 38 Latvia 86.3% compare
  3. 39 Malta 86.1% compare
  4. 41 Portugal 85.6% compare
  5. 42 Romania 85.5% compare
  6. 43 Spain 85.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia?
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Slovenia was 86.0% 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1997.
How does Slovenia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Slovenia ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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.