Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel

Israel: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 88.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
88.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 2021
All-time low
86.3%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 86.31992: 86.41993: 86.51994: 86.61995: 86.81996: 86.91997: 871998: 87.11999: 87.22000: 87.32001: 87.32002: 87.42003: 87.32004: 87.42005: 87.42006: 87.62007: 87.72008: 87.82009: 87.82010: 87.92011: 882012: 88.12013: 88.42014: 88.32015: 882016: 87.82017: 88.12018: 88.62019: 88.82020: 88.72021: 88.82022: 88.42023: 88.52024: 88.62025: 88.7

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel stood at 88.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel peaked at 88.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1991.

That places Israel 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Israel, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 86.3%
1992 86.4% +0.1%
1993 86.5% +0.1%
1994 86.6% +0.1%
1995 86.8% +0.1%
1996 86.9% +0.2%
1997 87.0% +0.1%
1998 87.1% +0.1%
1999 87.2% +0.1%
2000 87.3% +0.1%
2001 87.3% +0.0%
2002 87.4% +0.1%
2003 87.3% -0.1%
2004 87.4% +0.1%
2005 87.4% +0.1%
2006 87.6% +0.1%
2007 87.7% +0.2%
2008 87.8% +0.1%
2009 87.8% +0.1%
2010 87.9% +0.1%
2011 88.0% +0.1%
2012 88.1% +0.1%
2013 88.4% +0.3%
2014 88.3% -0.1%
2015 88.0% -0.3%
2016 87.8% -0.2%
2017 88.1% +0.3%
2018 88.6% +0.6%
2019 88.8% +0.2%
2020 88.7% -0.2%
2021 88.8% +0.2%
2022 88.4% -0.5%
2023 88.5% +0.1%
2024 88.6% +0.1%
2025 88.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.8% 86.3% 87.2% 9
2000s 87.5% 87.3% 87.8% 10
2010s 88.2% 87.8% 88.8% 10
2020s 88.6% 88.4% 88.8% 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 20 Sweden 89.8% compare
  2. 21 Luxembourg 89.7% compare
  3. 22 Jordan 88.8% compare
  4. 24 Lithuania 88.5% compare
  5. 25 Hungary 88.4% compare
  6. 26 Bulgaria 88.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel?
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Israel was 88.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1991.
How does Israel rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Israel ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.