Belarus vs Russian Federation: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Belarus
93.2%
in 2025
Russian Federation
93.7%
in 2025
Belarus rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
9th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belarus
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 93.7% against 93.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 94.1% | 9.4% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 92.9% | 5.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 92.9% | 1.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 93.4% | 0.7% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Belarus or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 93.7% against 93.2% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Belarus and Russian Federation?
- 0.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russian Federation rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belarus ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th 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.