Germany vs Japan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Germany
91.9%
in 2025
Japan
90.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
15th
Japan rank
17th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 91.9% against 90.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Japan ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 81.3% | 8.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 85.8% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.0% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 1.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 91.9% against 90.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Germany and Japan?
- 1.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Germany ranks 15th and Japan ranks 17th 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.