European Union vs Saudi Arabia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- European Union
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 94.5% against 85.8% in European Union, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 92.4% | 11.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 94.1% | 12.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 96.3% | 12.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 94.2% | 8.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), European Union or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 94.5% against 85.8% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between European Union and Saudi Arabia?
- 8.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- European Union ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.