Australia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Australia currently reports 83.9% against 20.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 63.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 48th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 15.6% | 62.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 17.3% | 63.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 20.0% | 63.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 20.1% | 63.4% | 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- Australia, at 83.9% against 20.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 63.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 48th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th 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.