Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Japan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.9% against 61.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 29.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 51.5% | 29.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 54.7% | 31.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 58.3% | 30.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 60.3% | 30.1% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Japan, at 90.9% against 61.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 29.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Japan ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.