Italy vs Ukraine: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Italy
78.9%
in 2025
Ukraine
79.0%
in 2021
Italy rank
63rd
Ukraine rank
62nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Italy
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 79.0% against 78.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 62nd of 187 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 77.8% | 6.6% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 78.2% | 5.0% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 79.2% | 3.4% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 78.9% | 1.1% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Italy or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 79.0% against 78.9% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Italy and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Ukraine?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Ukraine rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 62nd 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.