Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.9% against 63.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 60.3% | 20.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 62.0% | 23.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 63.5% | 25.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 62.8% | 27.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 90.9% against 63.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 27.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Japan ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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.