Canada vs World: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Canada
84.7%
in 2025
World
53.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
World rank
26th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 84.7% against 53.0% in World, a difference of 31.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 28th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 47.7% | 32.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 49.3% | 31.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 51.8% | 29.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 52.5% | 31.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Canada or World?
- Canada, at 84.7% against 53.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Canada and World?
- 31.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Canada ranks 28th and World ranks 26th 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.