Australia vs Slovakia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Australia
83.9%
in 2025
Slovakia
85.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Slovakia rank
45th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 85.1% against 83.9% in Australia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 89.2% | 10.8% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 86.4% | 5.3% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 84.3% | 1.2% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 85.0% | 1.4% | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 85.1% against 83.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Australia and Slovakia?
- 1.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Slovakia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 45th 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.