South Asia - Wage and salaried workers

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 25.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 25.73 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.99 in 1995.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 11.27
1992 11.07
1993 11.06
1994 11.09
1995 10.99
1996 11.21
1997 11.71
1998 11.48
1999 11.63
2000 12.21
2001 12.50
2002 12.88
2003 13.20
2004 13.19
2005 13.48
2006 13.57
2007 13.71
2008 13.76
2009 13.93
2010 14.07
2011 15.84
2012 17.92
2013 18.96
2014 20.07
2015 20.90
2016 21.85
2017 23.42
2018 24.75
2019 25.73

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 29.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 29.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.70 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 20.70
1992 20.79
1993 20.85
1994 21.04
1995 21.10
1996 21.25
1997 21.36
1998 21.39
1999 21.62
2000 21.58
2001 21.60
2002 21.94
2003 22.04
2004 22.08
2005 22.20
2006 22.56
2007 22.87
2008 22.84
2009 23.13
2010 23.42
2011 24.26
2012 25.25
2013 25.77
2014 26.18
2015 26.65
2016 27.05
2017 27.77
2018 28.56
2019 29.20

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 28.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.41 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 18.41
1992 18.43
1993 18.45
1994 18.59
1995 18.63
1996 18.78
1997 18.96
1998 18.93
1999 19.14
2000 19.24
2001 19.31
2002 19.65
2003 19.79
2004 19.80
2005 19.95
2006 20.28
2007 20.59
2008 20.62
2009 20.92
2010 21.21
2011 22.32
2012 23.60
2013 24.24
2014 24.81
2015 25.36
2016 25.90
2017 26.80
2018 27.72
2019 28.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity