OECD members vs Russian Federation: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- OECD members
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 93.7% against 84.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 94.1% | 14.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 92.9% | 10.8% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 92.9% | 9.8% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 93.4% | 9.2% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), OECD members or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 93.7% against 84.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between OECD members and Russian Federation?
- 9.2%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Russian Federation?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Russian Federation rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- OECD members ranks 6th and Russian Federation ranks 9th 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.