Name: Wage and salaried workers (% of employment)
Creator: World Bank

Wage and salaried workers (% of employment)

Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.

Year	Value
2025	99.17%
2024	99.17%
2023	99.18%
2022	99.14%
2021	99.22%
2020	99.14%
2019	99.24%
2018	99.43%
2017	99.49%
2016	99.49%
2015	99.48%
2014	99.51%
2013	99.46%
2012	99.35%
2011	99.21%
2010	98.91%
2009	98.66%
2008	99.02%
2007	98.90%
2006	98.90%
2005	98.95%
2004	98.78%
2003	98.75%
2002	98.83%

#CountryWage workersChangeYear

1Qatar99.17%0.00 pp2025

2Bahrain97.56%+0.10 pp2025

3Kuwait96.84%−0.07 pp2025

4Norway95.13%+0.06 pp2025

5Oman95.04%−0.01 pp2025

6United Arab Emirates94.93%+0.07 pp2025

7Saudi Arabia94.45%+0.02 pp2025

8United States93.93%+0.11 pp2025

9Russian Federation93.68%+0.08 pp2025

10Macao SAR, China93.24%+0.31 pp2025

11Belarus93.17%+0.16 pp2025

12Brunei Darussalam92.73%+0.11 pp2025

13Hong Kong SAR, China92.31%+0.11 pp2025

14Denmark92.09%+0.14 pp2025

15Germany91.85%+0.03 pp2025

16Channel Islands91.44%+0.05 pp2025

17Japan90.95%+0.20 pp2025

18Virgin Islands (U.S.)90.93%+0.01 pp2025

19Cyprus89.83%−0.23 pp2025

20Sweden89.76%+0.06 pp2025

21Luxembourg89.66%−0.02 pp2025

22Jordan88.79%+0.14 pp2025

23Israel88.66%+0.09 pp2025

24Lithuania88.50%+0.18 pp2025

25Hungary88.37%+0.16 pp2025

26Bulgaria88.20%+0.14 pp2025

27Estonia87.93%0.00 pp2025

28Austria87.80%+0.01 pp2025

29Finland87.46%0.00 pp2025

30Puerto Rico (US)87.39%+0.03 pp2025

31Singapore87.31%+0.13 pp2025

32Croatia87.26%+0.32 pp2025

33Canada87.09%+0.11 pp2025 34United Kingdom86.85%+0.07 pp2025 35France86.72%+0.05 pp2025

36Iceland86.70%+0.04 pp2025

37Ireland86.63%+0.07 pp2025

38Latvia86.34%+0.09 pp2025

39Malta86.10%+0.15 pp2025

40Euro area86.05%+0.06 pp2025

41Slovenia86.04%+0.16 pp2025

42Portugal85.57%+0.10 pp2025

43Romania85.54%+0.20 pp2025

44Spain85.46%+0.16 pp2025

45Belgium85.41%+0.09 pp2025

46Slovak Republic85.13%+0.08 pp2025

47Guam84.48%+0.13 pp2025

48Czechia84.28%+0.13 pp2025

49Australia83.90%+0.11 pp2025

50North Macedonia83.41%+0.24 pp2025

51Netherlands83.21%+0.04 pp2025

52Switzerland83.14%−0.01 pp2025

53Bahamas, The82.95%0.00 pp2025

54New Caledonia82.86%−0.16 pp2025

55South Africa82.73%+0.02 pp2025

56Montenegro82.64%+0.42 pp2025

57Mauritius82.21%+0.39 pp2025

58French Polynesia81.80%+0.18 pp2025

59New Zealand81.59%+0.19 pp2025

60Poland81.11%+0.12 pp2025

61Barbados80.45%+0.25 pp2025

62Maldives79.95%+0.29 pp2025

63Ukraine79.00%+0.26 pp2021

64Italy78.88%+0.12 pp2025

65Bosnia and Herzegovina77.94%+0.32 pp2025

66Suriname77.53%+0.29 pp2025

67Korea, Rep.77.33%+0.19 pp2025

68West Bank and Gaza76.17%+3.95 pp2022

69Chile76.08%+0.13 pp2025

70Cuba75.10%+0.02 pp2025

71Tunisia75.06%+0.11 pp2025

72Malaysia74.63%+0.12 pp2025

73Argentina74.42%+0.15 pp2025

74St. Vincent and the Grenadines74.33%+0.21 pp2025

75Trinidad and Tobago74.28%−0.03 pp2025

76Libya74.12%+0.40 pp2025

77Kazakhstan73.87%+0.08 pp2025

78Costa Rica73.41%+0.22 pp2025

79St. Lucia73.26%+0.12 pp2025

80Egypt, Arab Rep.73.02%+0.14 pp2025

81Serbia72.98%+0.20 pp2025

82Equatorial Guinea72.50%−0.24 pp2025

83Uruguay72.03%+0.13 pp2025

84Botswana71.89%+0.05 pp2025

85Lebanon71.62%−0.02 pp2023

86Turkiye71.45%+0.29 pp2025

87Algeria69.80%+0.18 pp2025

88Eswatini69.78%+0.23 pp2025

89Brazil69.71%+0.21 pp2025

90Greece69.54%+0.25 pp2025

91Kyrgyz Republic69.50%+0.53 pp2025

92Mexico69.15%−0.01 pp2025

93Guyana68.89%+0.53 pp2025

94Tajikistan68.74%+0.28 pp2025

95Iraq68.34%−0.09 pp2025

96Turkmenistan67.97%+0.11 pp2025

97Gabon67.61%+0.06 pp2025

98Armenia66.34%+0.65 pp2025

99Fiji65.92%+0.31 pp2025

100Belize64.82%+0.15 pp2025

101El Salvador64.34%+0.36 pp2025

102Jamaica64.25%+0.10 pp2025

103Philippines63.85%+0.31 pp2025

104Namibia63.46%+0.25 pp2025

105China62.33%+0.38 pp2025

106Cabo Verde61.54%+0.43 pp2025

107Lesotho61.48%+0.13 pp2025

108Guatemala60.92%+0.21 pp2025

109Morocco59.94%+0.35 pp2025

110Venezuela, RB59.58%−0.08 pp2025

111Rwanda59.55%+0.48 pp2025

112Panama59.42%+0.04 pp2025

113Mongolia58.82%+0.39 pp2025

114Paraguay58.75%+0.33 pp2025

115Tonga58.21%+0.27 pp2025

116Sri Lanka57.93%+0.08 pp2025

117Dominican Republic57.90%+0.13 pp2025

118Syrian Arab Republic57.56%+0.04 pp2025

119Iran, Islamic Rep.57.06%+0.22 pp2025

120Sao Tome and Principe56.01%+0.10 pp2025

121Honduras55.89%+0.27 pp2025

122Nicaragua55.73%+0.24 pp2025

123Samoa55.49%+0.24 pp2025

124Uzbekistan54.56%+0.23 pp2025

125Colombia54.36%+0.11 pp2025

126Georgia53.93%+0.50 pp2025

127Sudan53.48%+0.47 pp2022

128Albania49.72%+0.33 pp2025

129Thailand49.30%+0.14 pp2025

130Djibouti48.88%+0.15 pp2025

131Peru48.65%+0.37 pp2025

132Somalia, Fed. Rep.47.82%+0.07 pp2025

133Ecuador47.67%+0.02 pp2025

134Eritrea47.63%+0.20 pp2025

135Yemen, Rep.47.36%−0.07 pp2025

136Indonesia46.66%+0.34 pp2025

137Viet Nam46.65%+0.46 pp2025

138Cambodia44.48%+0.27 pp2025

139Pakistan43.00%+0.21 pp2025

140Mauritania42.55%+0.27 pp2025

141Comoros42.10%+0.11 pp2025

142Moldova41.22%−0.06 pp2025

143Vanuatu39.38%+0.01 pp2025

144Bangladesh38.96%+0.38 pp2025

145Malawi38.74%+0.06 pp2025

146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.37.95%+0.08 pp2025

147Senegal35.68%+0.34 pp2025

148Kenya35.20%+0.15 pp2025

149Myanmar34.53%−0.01 pp2025

150Bolivia33.73%+0.24 pp2025

151Azerbaijan33.02%+0.19 pp2025

152Ghana32.54%+0.39 pp2025

153Gambia, The31.39%+0.38 pp2025

154Cameroon30.72%+0.29 pp2025

155Bhutan30.49%+0.39 pp2025

156Solomon Islands30.06%+0.15 pp2025

157Zimbabwe29.22%+0.12 pp2025

158Cote d'Ivoire29.03%+0.35 pp2025

159Zambia28.27%+0.34 pp2025

160Timor-Leste25.14%+0.19 pp2025

161India25.10%+0.49 pp2025

162Guinea-Bissau24.53%+0.22 pp2025

163Angola24.10%−0.05 pp2025

164Mali23.65%+0.54 pp2025

165Togo23.38%+0.43 pp2025

166Congo, Rep.23.24%+0.13 pp2025

167Haiti23.17%−0.04 pp2025

168Lao PDR22.86%+0.25 pp2025

169Liberia21.66%+0.28 pp2025

170Nepal21.42%+0.26 pp2025

171Papua New Guinea21.33%+0.18 pp2025

172Benin20.17%+0.39 pp2025

173Uganda19.47%+0.18 pp2025

174Guinea18.05%+0.30 pp2025

175South Sudan17.45%+0.43 pp2023

176Burkina Faso17.40%+0.24 pp2025

177Afghanistan16.60%−0.04 pp2025

178Ethiopia15.69%+0.32 pp2025

179Burundi15.15%+0.07 pp2025

180Congo, Dem. Rep.14.92%+0.26 pp2025

181Mozambique14.69%+0.15 pp2025

182Tanzania14.66%+0.21 pp2025

183Central African Republic14.60%+0.08 pp2025

184Nigeria13.85%+0.27 pp2025

185Madagascar11.68%+0.20 pp2025

186Sierra Leone11.19%+0.23 pp2025

187Niger10.52%+0.26 pp2025

188Chad8.44%−0.05 pp2025

What wage and salaried workers are

Wage and salaried workers as a share of employment (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate). Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).