Hong Kong vs Upper middle income: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Hong Kong
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 89.1% against 60.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 28.4%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 49.1% | 37.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 53.2% | 31.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 58.3% | 28.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 60.0% | 28.3% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Hong Kong or Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, at 89.1% against 60.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 28.4%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Upper middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.