Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sweden: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 89.8% against 61.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 88.1% | 36.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 88.6% | 33.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 89.0% | 30.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 89.5% | 29.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 89.8% against 61.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden?
- 28.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sweden rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.