Lebanon vs Turkey: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Lebanon
71.6%
in 2023
Turkey
71.5%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
84th
Turkey rank
85th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Lebanon
- Turkey
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 71.6% against 71.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 84th and Turkey ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 48.5% | 19.8% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 56.2% | 13.4% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 65.8% | 4.8% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.4% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Lebanon or Turkey?
- Lebanon, at 71.6% against 71.5% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Lebanon and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Turkey rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 84th and Turkey ranks 85th 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.