Ireland vs United Kingdom: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Ireland
86.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
86.9%
in 2025
Ireland rank
37th
United Kingdom rank
34th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 86.9% against 86.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 187 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 86.7% | 8.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 87.1% | 4.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 85.2% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 86.5% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 86.9% against 86.6% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ireland ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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.