Bulgaria vs Estonia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Bulgaria
88.2%
in 2025
Estonia
87.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
26th
Estonia rank
27th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 88.2% against 87.9% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Estonia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 86.0% | 2.7% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 87.4% | 1.9% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.7% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 88.2% against 87.9% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Estonia 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.