Denmark vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Denmark
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 92.1% against 66.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 25.3%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 60.5% | 29.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 62.5% | 28.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 66.4% | 24.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 67.0% | 24.7% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Denmark or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Denmark, at 92.1% against 66.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 25.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Denmark ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.