Sweden vs Upper middle income: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Sweden
89.8%
in 2025
Upper middle income
61.3%
in 2025
Sweden rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sweden
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 89.8% against 61.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.1% | 47.7% | 40.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 52.6% | 36.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 58.4% | 30.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 60.5% | 29.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Sweden or Upper middle income?
- Sweden, at 89.8% against 61.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 28.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Upper middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sweden ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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.