Australia vs North Macedonia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Australia
83.9%
in 2025
North Macedonia
83.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
North Macedonia rank
49th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 83.9% against 83.4% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and North Macedonia ranks 49th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.6% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 72.3% | 8.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 74.7% | 8.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 83.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Australia or North Macedonia?
- Australia, at 83.9% against 83.4% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Australia and North Macedonia?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Macedonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and North Macedonia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 48th and North Macedonia ranks 49th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.