Finland vs World: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Finland
87.5%
in 2025
World
53.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
World rank
26th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Finland
- World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 87.5% against 53.6% in World, a difference of 33.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 29th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 47.8% | 36.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 49.7% | 37.4% | Finland |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 52.8% | 33.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 53.4% | 33.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Finland or World?
- Finland, at 87.5% against 53.6% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Finland and World?
- 33.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Finland and World rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Finland ranks 29th 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.