Belgium vs Portugal: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Belgium
82.3%
in 2025
Portugal
82.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
45th
Portugal rank
43rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.5% against 82.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9% | 67.8% | 12.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 69.7% | 12.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 76.9% | 4.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.6% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.5% against 82.3% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Belgium ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.