Domestic workers earn just 53% of other employees’ wages worldwide

Domestic workers worldwide earned 53.3% of other employees' average monthly wages in 2025, down from 56.4% in 2019, according to ILO. Informal domestic workers earned even less, at 48.7%. ILO noted that their wages may have risen more slowly rather than fallen outright. The number of domestic workers worldwide increased to 80 million in 2025 from 75.6 million in 2019.