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

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.39 percentage points from 84.74% in 2020. Since 1991 it is down 5.18 percentage points from 90.31% in 1991.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Slovak Republic's wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2024 (from 85.05% to 85.13%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.47 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.03 percentage points in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.08 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Slovak Republic had the 46th highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2025 ranking

• Romania — 42nd of 182: 85.54%
• Spain — 43rd of 182: 85.46%
• Belgium — 44th of 182: 85.41%
• Guam — 46th of 182: 84.48%
• Czechia — 47th of 182: 84.28%
• Australia — 48th of 182: 83.9%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Data are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. Due to differences in definitions and coverage across countries, there are limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Estimates of women in employment are not comparable internationally, reflecting that demographic, social, legal, and cultural trends and norms determine whether women's activities are regarded as economic.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

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

• Albania — 49.72% (2025)
• Armenia — 66.34% (2025)
• Austria — 87.8% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 33.02% (2025)
• Belarus — 93.17% (2025)
• Belgium — 85.41% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 77.94% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 88.2% (2025)
• Channel Islands — 91.44% (2025)
• Croatia — 87.26% (2025)
• Cyprus — 89.83% (2025)
• Czechia — 84.28% (2025)
• Denmark — 92.09% (2025)
• Estonia — 87.93% (2025)
• Finland — 87.46% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Slovak Republic

• Net migration — -31,377 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 21.22% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.11% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 26.82% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 72.64% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 79.72% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.22% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) — 55.13% (2025)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 83.43% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) — 66.08% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) — 60.42% (2025)
• Labor force, female (% of total labor force) — 47.11% (2025)
• Labor force, total — 2.76 million (2025)
• Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — 0.91% (2025)
• Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — 3.27% (2025)

Every indicator for Slovak Republic is on the Slovak Republic data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Slovak Republic's wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)?

85.13% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 5.18 percentage points from 90.31% in 1991. The highest value was 90.31% in 1991 and the lowest 83.68% in 2010.

How does Slovak Republic rank?

46th highest of 182 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) unusual for Slovak Republic?

In 2025, Slovak Republic's wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) rose 0.08 percentage points on 2024 (from 85.05% to 85.13%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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