Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 74.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 74.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 79.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1993.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.0% | — |
| 1992 | 75.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 74.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.8%, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 74.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 73.9% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 76.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 75.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.2% | 75.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 71 Malaysia 74.6% compare
- 72 Argentina 74.4% compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.3% compare
- 75 Libya 74.1% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 73.9% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 73.4% compare
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 74.3% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1993.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.