Japan vs United States Virgin Islands: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)

Japan
90.9%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
90.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
United States Virgin Islands rank
18th

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Japan
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 90.9% against 90.9% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 187 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 81.3% 91.7% 10.4% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 85.8% 92.2% 6.4% United States Virgin Islands
2010s 89.0% 91.8% 2.7% United States Virgin Islands
2020s 90.4% 90.9% 0.5% United States Virgin Islands

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 United States Virgin Islands?
Japan, at 90.9% against 90.9% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Japan ranks 17th and United States Virgin Islands 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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.