Austria vs IBRD only: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Austria
87.8%
in 2025
IBRD only
52.9%
in 2025
Austria rank
28th
IBRD only rank
27th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- IBRD only
How they compare
Austria currently reports 87.8% against 52.9% in IBRD only, a difference of 34.9%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.7 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 43.2% | 41.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 46.2% | 38.8% | Austria |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 51.2% | 35.0% | Austria |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 52.5% | 35.0% | 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 IBRD only?
- Austria, at 87.8% against 52.9% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Austria and IBRD only?
- 34.9%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and IBRD only rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 27th 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.