Brunei vs Hong Kong: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Brunei
92.7%
in 2025
Hong Kong
92.3%
in 2025
Brunei rank
12th
Hong Kong rank
13th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Brunei
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 92.7% against 92.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 12th and Hong Kong ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 90.1% | 1.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.2% | 2.3% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 90.7% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 91.8% | 0.4% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Brunei or Hong Kong?
- Brunei, at 92.7% against 92.3% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 0.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Hong Kong rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brunei ranks 12th and Hong Kong ranks 13th 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.