Ireland vs Malta: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Ireland
86.6%
in 2025
Malta
86.1%
in 2025
Ireland rank
37th
Malta rank
39th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 86.6% against 86.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.
Ireland ranks 37th and Malta ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 84.7% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 85.1% | 2.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 85.4% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.8% | 0.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Ireland or Malta?
- Ireland, at 86.6% against 86.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ireland ranks 37th and Malta ranks 39th 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.