Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) was 59.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 59.6% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela peaked at 66.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.5% | — |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 59.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 59.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 60.3% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 59.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 60.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.6% | 61.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Venezuela was 59.6% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Venezuela ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.