Belgium vs Low income: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Belgium
85.4%
in 2025
Low income
21.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
44th
Low income rank
44th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belgium
- Low income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 85.4% against 21.1% in Low income, a difference of 64.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 4.1 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 44th and Low income ranks 44th of 187 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 21.2% | 61.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 21.4% | 63.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 21.8% | 63.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 21.2% | 63.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Belgium or Low income?
- Belgium, at 85.4% against 21.1% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Belgium and Low income?
- 64.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Low income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Low income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Low income ranks 44th 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.