Ireland vs Portugal: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Ireland
81.7%
in 2025
Portugal
82.5%
in 2025
Ireland rank
46th
Portugal rank
43rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.5% against 81.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 67.8% | 2.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 69.7% | 5.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 76.9% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 81.6% | 0.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.5% against 81.7% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ireland ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 43rd 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.