Portugal vs Slovenia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Portugal
85.6%
in 2025
Slovenia
86.0%
in 2025
Portugal rank
41st
Slovenia rank
40th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Portugal
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 86.0% against 85.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Slovenia ahead.
Portugal ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 80.4% | 6.6% | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 81.0% | 5.7% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 82.5% | 0.8% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 85.6% | 0.7% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Portugal or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 86.0% against 85.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Portugal and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovenia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Slovenia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Portugal ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 40th of 187 countries.
- 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.