Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
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.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
99.2%
Qatar
Lowest
8.4%
Chad
Median
68.3%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,211
What the numbers show
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Qatar; the lowest is 8.4% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.3%, and the mean is 61.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 37.7%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 9.6%).
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 99.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 97.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Kuwait | 96.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 95.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Oman | 95.0% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 94.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 94.5% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | United States of America | 93.9% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 93.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Macau, China | 93.2% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 93.2% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 92.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | 92.3% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 92.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 91.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 16 | Channel Islands | 91.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 90.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | United States Virgin Islands | 90.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 89.8% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 89.8% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 89.7% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 88.8% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 88.7% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 88.5% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 88.4% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 88.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 87.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 87.8% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 29 | Finland | 87.5% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 87.4% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Singapore | 87.3% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Croatia | 87.3% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 87.1% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 86.9% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 35 | France | 86.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 36 | Iceland | 86.7% | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 86.6% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 86.3% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 86.1% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Slovenia | 86.0% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 85.6% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 85.5% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 85.5% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 85.4% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Slovakia | 85.1% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 46 | Guam | 84.5% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Czechia | 84.3% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 83.9% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 83.4% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands | 83.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 51 | Switzerland | 83.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 52 | Bahamas | 82.9% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 82.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 54 | South Africa | 82.7% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 55 | Montenegro | 82.6% | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 56 | Mauritius | 82.2% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 57 | French Polynesia | 81.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 58 | New Zealand | 81.6% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 81.1% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 60 | Barbados | 80.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 61 | Maldives | 80.0% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 79.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 78.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 65 | Suriname | 77.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 77.3% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine, State of | 76.2% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 76.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Cuba | 75.1% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 75.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 71 | Malaysia | 74.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 74.4% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 74.3% | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 75 | Libya | 74.1% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 73.9% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 73.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 73.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 79 | Egypt | 73.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 73.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.5% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 72.0% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 83 | Botswana | 71.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 84 | Lebanon | 71.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 85 | Türkiye | 71.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 69.8% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 69.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 69.7% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 69.5% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.5% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 69.2% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Guyana | 68.9% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 68.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 94 | Iraq | 68.3% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 68.0% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 96 | Gabon | 67.6% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 66.3% | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 98 | Fiji | 65.9% | 2025 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 64.8% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 100 | El Salvador | 64.3% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 64.3% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 63.9% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 103 | Namibia | 63.5% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 104 | China | 62.3% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 61.5% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 106 | Lesotho | 61.5% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 60.9% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 108 | Morocco | 59.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 59.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 110 | Rwanda | 59.6% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 59.4% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 112 | Mongolia | 58.8% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 58.7% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 114 | Tonga | 58.2% | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 57.9% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 57.9% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 118 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 57.1% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 120 | Honduras | 55.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 55.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 122 | Samoa | 55.5% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 54.6% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 124 | Colombia | 54.4% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 53.9% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 126 | Sudan | 53.5% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 127 | Albania | 49.7% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 128 | Thailand | 49.3% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 129 | Djibouti | 48.9% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 130 | Peru | 48.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 131 | Somalia | 47.8% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 132 | Ecuador | 47.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 133 | Eritrea | 47.6% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 134 | Yemen | 47.4% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 135 | Indonesia | 46.7% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 136 | Viet Nam | 46.7% | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 137 | Cambodia | 44.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 138 | Pakistan | 43.0% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritania | 42.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 140 | Comoros | 42.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 41.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 39.4% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 39.0% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 144 | Malawi | 38.7% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 145 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 37.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Senegal | 35.7% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 147 | Kenya | 35.2% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 148 | Myanmar | 34.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.7% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 33.0% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 151 | Ghana | 32.5% | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 31.4% | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 153 | Cameroon | 30.7% | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 30.5% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 30.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 29.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 29.0% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 158 | Zambia | 28.3% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 25.1% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 160 | India | 25.1% | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.5% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 162 | Angola | 24.1% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 163 | Mali | 23.6% | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 164 | Togo | 23.4% | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 165 | Congo | 23.2% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 166 | Haiti | 23.2% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.9% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 21.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 169 | Nepal | 21.4% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 21.3% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 171 | Benin | 20.2% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Uganda | 19.5% | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea | 18.1% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 174 | South Sudan | 17.5% | 2023 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 17.4% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 16.6% | 2025 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 15.7% | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 178 | Burundi | 15.1% | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 179 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.9% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 180 | Mozambique | 14.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 181 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 14.7% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 14.6% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 183 | Nigeria | 13.8% | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 184 | Madagascar | 11.7% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 11.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 186 | Niger | 10.5% | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 187 | Chad | 8.4% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 93.2%
- Chagai 91.4%
- High income 88.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 88.7%
- Euro area 86.1%
- European Union 85.8%
- OECD members 84.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 84.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 83.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 79.7%
- Caribbean Small States 74.5%
- Arab World 74.5%
- Other small states 69.2%
- Small states 67.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 66.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 64.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 64.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 64.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 63.8%
- Upper middle income 61.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 61.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 61.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 58.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 57.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 54.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 54.6%
- World 53.6%
- IBRD only 52.9%
- Middle income 47.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 46.7%
- Pacific island small states 46.5%
- Low & middle income 45.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 40.6%
- Lower middle income 29.6%
- IDA blend 28.8%
- IDA total 27.4%
- South Asia 26.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 26.9%
- IDA only 26.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 25.3%
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.