Canada vs Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Canada
87.1%
in 2025
Singapore
87.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
33rd
Singapore rank
31st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 87.3% against 87.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
Canada ranks 33rd and Singapore ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 86.2% | 2.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 84.8% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 85.6% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.9% | 0.5% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 87.3% against 87.1% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Canada and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Singapore 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.