Canada vs IDA blend: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Canada
87.1%
in 2025
IDA blend
28.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
33rd
IDA blend rank
34th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- IDA blend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 87.1% against 28.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 58.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.0 times IDA blend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 21.3% | 62.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 24.6% | 59.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 27.6% | 57.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 28.4% | 58.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Canada or IDA blend?
- Canada, at 87.1% against 28.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Canada and IDA blend?
- 58.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA blend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and IDA blend rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 34th 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.