Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.9% against 66.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 81.3% | 20.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 85.8% | 23.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 89.0% | 22.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 90.4% | 23.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Japan, at 90.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 24.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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.