Kuwait vs OECD members: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Kuwait
96.8%
in 2025
OECD members
84.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
OECD members rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 96.8% against 84.5% in OECD members, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 80.1% | 15.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 82.1% | 15.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 83.2% | 15.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 84.2% | 12.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 96.8% against 84.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 12.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 6th 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.