Cyprus vs Luxembourg: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Cyprus
89.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg
89.7%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
19th
Luxembourg rank
21st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cyprus
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 89.8% against 89.7% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Cyprus ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 89.8% | 13.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 92.1% | 14.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 90.4% | 6.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 89.5% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Cyprus or Luxembourg?
- Cyprus, at 89.8% against 89.7% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Luxembourg rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 21st 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.