South Korea vs Palestine: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
South Korea
77.3%
in 2025
Palestine
76.2%
in 2022
South Korea rank
66th
Palestine rank
67th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- South Korea
- Palestine
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 77.3% against 76.2% in Palestine, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
South Korea ranks 66th and Palestine ranks 67th of 187 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 1.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 60.7% | 8.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 68.6% | 5.3% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 73.6% | 2.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), South Korea or Palestine?
- South Korea, at 77.3% against 76.2% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between South Korea and Palestine?
- 1.1%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Palestine rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- South Korea ranks 66th and Palestine ranks 67th 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.