Hungary vs Lithuania: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Hungary
88.4%
in 2025
Lithuania
88.5%
in 2025
Hungary rank
25th
Lithuania rank
24th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Hungary
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 88.5% against 88.4% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lithuania ahead.
Hungary ranks 25th and Lithuania ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.2% | 1.1% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 82.7% | 3.8% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.4% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 88.3% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Hungary or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 88.5% against 88.4% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Hungary and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Lithuania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Lithuania rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Hungary ranks 25th and Lithuania ranks 24th 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.