Low income vs Portugal: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Low income
21.1%
in 2025
Portugal
85.6%
in 2025
Low income rank
44th
Portugal rank
41st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Low income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.6% against 21.1% in Low income, a difference of 64.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.1 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 73.8% | 52.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 75.3% | 53.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 81.7% | 59.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 84.9% | 63.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Low income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 85.6% against 21.1% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Low income and Portugal?
- 64.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Portugal rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Low income ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- 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.