High income vs United Arab Emirates: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)

High income
86.9%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
95.0%
in 2025
High income rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • High income
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 95.0% against 86.9% in High income, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times High income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 47 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 81.9% 96.4% 14.5% United Arab Emirates
2000s 83.3% 95.8% 12.4% United Arab Emirates
2010s 85.0% 95.6% 10.6% United Arab Emirates
2020s 86.4% 95.0% 8.6% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), High income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 95.0% against 86.9% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between High income and United Arab Emirates?
8.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do High income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
High income ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.