Iceland vs Ireland: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Iceland
86.7%
in 2025
Ireland
86.6%
in 2025
Iceland rank
36th
Ireland rank
37th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 86.7% against 86.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 36th and Ireland ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 78.1% | 3.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.5% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 83.8% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 86.1% | 1.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Iceland or Ireland?
- Iceland, at 86.7% against 86.6% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iceland ranks 36th and Ireland ranks 37th 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.