Italy vs South Korea: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Italy
75.0%
in 2025
South Korea
74.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
67th
South Korea rank
68th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 75.0% against 74.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 67th and South Korea ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 64.4% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 67.4% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 72.3% | 1.8% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 75.0% against 74.7% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Italy ranks 67th and South Korea ranks 68th 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.
Individual pages
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.