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