Brunei vs OECD members: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Brunei
93.7%
in 2025
OECD members
82.0%
in 2025
Brunei rank
8th
OECD members rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Brunei
- OECD members
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 93.7% against 82.0% in OECD members, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 77.2% | 13.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 79.1% | 11.5% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 80.3% | 10.6% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 81.6% | 11.1% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Brunei or OECD members?
- Brunei, at 93.7% against 82.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Brunei and OECD members?
- 11.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and OECD members rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th 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.