Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.WORK.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2024•187 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 24.48%
24.48% – 47.43%
47.43% – 60.41%
60.41% – 72.75%
72.75% – 82.64%
82.64% – 87.85%
> 87.85%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
50
Median
88.1%
Mean
89.2%
25th pctl
86.3%
75th pctl
92.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
QatarBahrainKuwait
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| QatarQAT | 99.17% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 97.46% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 96.91% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 95.06% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 95.04% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 94.86% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 94.43% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 93.81% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 93.6% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 93.01% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 92.93% | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 92.62% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 92.2% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 91.95% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 91.82% | 2024 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 91.39% | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 90.92% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 90.75% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 90.06% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 89.7% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 89.69% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 88.65% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 88.57% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 88.32% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 88.21% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 88.06% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 87.93% | 2024 | |
| AustriaAUT | 87.79% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 87.46% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 87.35% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 87.18% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 86.98% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 86.94% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 86.78% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 86.66% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 86.66% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 86.56% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 86.25% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 85.95% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 85.89% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 85.47% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 85.34% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 85.32% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 85.3% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 85.05% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 84.35% | 2024 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 84.15% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 83.78% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 83.18% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 83.17% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)