Turkey vs Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Turkey
71.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
72.0%
in 2025
Turkey rank
85th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Turkey
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 72.0% against 71.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 72.8% | 24.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 71.1% | 15.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 72.6% | 6.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 71.8% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Turkey or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 72.0% against 71.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Turkey and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Turkey ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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.