Kenya vs North Korea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Kenya
35.2%
in 2025
North Korea
37.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
147th
North Korea rank
145th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Kenya
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 37.9% against 35.2% in Kenya, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 147th and North Korea ranks 145th of 187 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 38.6% | 5.8% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 38.1% | 4.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 38.4% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 37.7% | 2.9% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 37.9% against 35.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and North Korea?
- 2.7%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and North Korea rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 147th and North Korea ranks 145th 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.