Euro area vs Norway: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Euro area
83.0%
in 2025
Norway
93.8%
in 2025
Euro area rank
4th
Norway rank
7th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Euro area
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 93.8% against 83.0% in Euro area, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 89.3% | 10.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 91.0% | 11.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 92.3% | 11.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 93.7% | 11.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Euro area or Norway?
- Norway, at 93.8% against 83.0% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Euro area and Norway?
- 10.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Norway rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- 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.