Austria vs Finland: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Austria
87.8%
in 2025
Finland
87.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
28th
Finland rank
29th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 87.8% against 87.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and Finland ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 84.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 87.1% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 86.6% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 0.7% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 87.8% against 87.5% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Austria and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 28th and Finland ranks 29th 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.