Canada vs Low & middle income: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Canada
87.1%
in 2025
Low & middle income
45.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
33rd
Low & middle income rank
31st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 87.1% against 45.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 42.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 37.0% | 47.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 39.8% | 44.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 43.9% | 41.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 44.7% | 41.7% | 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 Low & middle income?
- Canada, at 87.1% against 45.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Canada and Low & middle income?
- 42.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Low & middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 31st 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.