Estonia vs World: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Estonia
87.9%
in 2025
World
53.6%
in 2025
Estonia rank
27th
World rank
26th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- World
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 87.9% against 53.6% in World, a difference of 34.3%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 27th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 47.8% | 38.1% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 49.7% | 37.7% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 52.8% | 34.9% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 53.4% | 34.6% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Estonia or World?
- Estonia, at 87.9% against 53.6% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Estonia and World?
- 34.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and World rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 27th and World ranks 26th 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.