Brazil vs Turkey: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Brazil
69.7%
in 2025
Turkey
71.5%
in 2025
Brazil rank
88th
Turkey rank
85th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Brazil
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 71.5% against 69.7% in Brazil, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 48.5% | 16.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 56.2% | 10.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 65.8% | 3.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 70.7% | 2.4% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Brazil or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 71.5% against 69.7% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Brazil and Turkey?
- 1.8%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brazil ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 85th 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.