Canada vs United Kingdom: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Canada
87.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom
86.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
33rd
United Kingdom rank
34th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 87.1% against 86.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 187 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 86.7% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 87.1% | 2.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 85.2% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.5% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 87.1% against 86.9% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 33rd and United Kingdom 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.