Euro area
Euro area desk: EMU aggregate first; Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.05% |
| 2024 | 85.99% |
| 2023 | 85.99% |
| 2022 | 85.83% |
| 2021 | 85.68% |
| 2020 | 85.59% |
| 2019 | 85.55% |
| 2018 | 85.42% |
| 2017 | 85.18% |
| 2016 | 84.89% |
| 2015 | 84.63% |
| 2014 | 84.42% |
| 2013 | 84.36% |
| 2012 | 84.25% |
| 2011 | 84.16% |
| 2010 | 84.09% |
| 2009 | 84.06% |
| 2008 | 84.02% |
| 2007 | 83.68% |
| 2006 | 83.30% |
| 2005 | 83.29% |
| 2004 | 83.14% |
| 2003 | 83.42% |
| 2002 | 83.45% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 86.05% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 86.05% (2025), previous year 85.99% (2024); low 81.79% (1994), high 86.05% (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).