Israel vs Sweden: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Israel
88.7%
in 2025
Sweden
89.8%
in 2025
Israel rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 89.8% against 88.7% in Israel, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 88.1% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 88.6% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 89.0% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 89.5% | 0.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Israel or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 89.8% against 88.7% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Israel and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Israel ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th 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.