Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Macao: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
79.7%
in 2025
Macao
93.2%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Macao rank
10th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 93.2% against 79.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Macao ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Macao Difference Ahead
1990s 74.6% 89.4% 14.8% Macao
2000s 75.6% 90.1% 14.5% Macao
2010s 77.8% 93.2% 15.4% Macao
2020s 79.3% 93.0% 13.7% Macao

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Macao?
Macao, at 93.2% against 79.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
13.5%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Macao rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Macao ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.