Europe & Central Asia vs Macao: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Europe & Central Asia
83.3%
in 2025
Macao
93.2%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Macao rank
10th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 93.2% against 83.3% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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 | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 89.4% | 10.4% | Macao |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 90.1% | 9.9% | Macao |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 93.2% | 11.6% | Macao |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 93.0% | 10.0% | 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 or Macao?
- Macao, at 93.2% against 83.3% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia and Macao?
- 9.9%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Macao?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Macao rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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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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.