Middle income vs Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Middle income
47.3%
in 2025
Singapore
87.3%
in 2025
Middle income rank
28th
Singapore rank
31st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Middle income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 87.3% against 47.3% in Middle income, a difference of 40.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 86.2% | 48.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 84.8% | 43.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 85.6% | 39.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 86.9% | 40.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Middle income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 87.3% against 47.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Middle income and Singapore?
- 40.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Singapore rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle income ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 31st 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.