Germany vs Japan: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Germany
89.9%
in 2025
Japan
89.7%
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Japan rank
15th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 89.9% against 89.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 82.3% | 5.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 85.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 87.9% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.1% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 89.9% against 89.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Germany and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 15th 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.