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Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1Qatar99.2
  2. 2Bahrain97.6
  3. 3Kuwait96.8
  4. 4Norway95.1
  5. 5Oman95
  6. 6United Arab Emirates94.9
  7. 7Saudi Arabia94.5
  8. 8United States93.9
  9. 9Russian Federation93.7
  10. 10Macao SAR, China93.2
  11. 11Belarus93.2
  12. 12Brunei Darussalam92.7
  13. 13Hong Kong SAR, China92.3
  14. 14Denmark92.1
  15. 15Germany91.9
  16. 16Channel Islands91.4
  17. 17Japan90.9
  18. 18Virgin Islands (U.S.)90.9
  19. 19Cyprus89.8
  20. 20Sweden89.8
  21. 21Luxembourg89.7
  22. 22Jordan88.8
  23. 23Israel88.7
  24. 24Lithuania88.5
  25. 25Hungary88.4
  26. 26Bulgaria88.2
  27. 27Estonia87.9
  28. 28Austria87.8
  29. 29Finland87.5
  30. 30Puerto Rico (US)87.4
  31. 31Singapore87.3
  32. 32Croatia87.3
  33. 33Canada87.1
  34. 34United Kingdom86.9
  35. 35France86.7
  36. 36Iceland86.7
  37. 37Ireland86.6
  38. 38Latvia86.3
  39. 39Malta86.1
  40. 40Slovenia86
  41. 41Portugal85.6
  42. 42Romania85.5
  43. 43Spain85.5
  44. 44Belgium85.4
  45. 45Slovak Republic85.1
  46. 46Guam84.5
  47. 47Czechia84.3
  48. 48Australia83.9
  49. 49North Macedonia83.4
  50. 50Netherlands83.2
  51. 51Switzerland83.1
  52. 52Bahamas, The82.9
  53. 53New Caledonia82.9
  54. 54South Africa82.7
  55. 55Montenegro82.6
  56. 56Mauritius82.2
  57. 57French Polynesia81.8
  58. 58New Zealand81.6
  59. 59Poland81.1
  60. 60Barbados80.5
  61. 61Maldives80
  62. 62Italy78.9
  63. 63Bosnia and Herzegovina77.9
  64. 64Suriname77.5
  65. 65Korea, Rep.77.3
  66. 66Chile76.1
  67. 67Cuba75.1
  68. 68Tunisia75.1
  69. 69Malaysia74.6
  70. 70Argentina74.4
  71. 71St. Vincent and the Grenadines74.3
  72. 72Trinidad and Tobago74.3
  73. 73Libya74.1
  74. 74Kazakhstan73.9
  75. 75Costa Rica73.4
  76. 76St. Lucia73.3
  77. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.73
  78. 78Serbia73
  79. 79Equatorial Guinea72.5
  80. 80Uruguay72
  81. 81Botswana71.9
  82. 82Turkiye71.5
  83. 83Algeria69.8
  84. 84Eswatini69.8
  85. 85Brazil69.7
  86. 86Greece69.5
  87. 87Kyrgyz Republic69.5
  88. 88Mexico69.2
  89. 89Guyana68.9
  90. 90Tajikistan68.7
  91. 91Iraq68.3
  92. 92Turkmenistan68
  93. 93Gabon67.6
  94. 94Armenia66.3
  95. 95Fiji65.9
  96. 96Belize64.8
  97. 97El Salvador64.3
  98. 98Jamaica64.3
  99. 99Philippines63.9
  100. 100Namibia63.5
  101. 101China62.3
  102. 102Cabo Verde61.5
  103. 103Lesotho61.5
  104. 104Guatemala60.9
  105. 105Morocco59.9
  106. 106Venezuela, RB59.6
  107. 107Rwanda59.6
  108. 108Panama59.4
  109. 109Mongolia58.8
  110. 110Paraguay58.7
  111. 111Tonga58.2
  112. 112Sri Lanka57.9
  113. 113Dominican Republic57.9
  114. 114Syrian Arab Republic57.6
  115. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.57.1
  116. 116Sao Tome and Principe56
  117. 117Honduras55.9
  118. 118Nicaragua55.7
  119. 119Samoa55.5
  120. 120Uzbekistan54.6
  121. 121Colombia54.4
  122. 122Georgia53.9
  123. 123Albania49.7
  124. 124Thailand49.3
  125. 125Djibouti48.9
  126. 126Peru48.7
  127. 127Somalia, Fed. Rep.47.8
  128. 128Ecuador47.7
  129. 129Eritrea47.6
  130. 130Yemen, Rep.47.4
  131. 131Indonesia46.7
  132. 132Viet Nam46.7
  133. 133Cambodia44.5
  134. 134Pakistan43
  135. 135Mauritania42.6
  136. 136Comoros42.1
  137. 137Moldova41.2
  138. 138Vanuatu39.4
  139. 139Bangladesh39
  140. 140Malawi38.7
  141. 141Korea, Dem. People's Rep.37.9
  142. 142Senegal35.7
  143. 143Kenya35.2
  144. 144Myanmar34.5
  145. 145Bolivia33.7
  146. 146Azerbaijan33
  147. 147Ghana32.5
  148. 148Gambia, The31.4
  149. 149Cameroon30.7
  150. 150Bhutan30.5
  151. 151Solomon Islands30.1
  152. 152Zimbabwe29.2
  153. 153Cote d'Ivoire29
  154. 154Zambia28.3
  155. 155Timor-Leste25.1
  156. 156India25.1
  157. 157Guinea-Bissau24.5
  158. 158Angola24.1
  159. 159Mali23.6
  160. 160Togo23.4
  161. 161Congo, Rep.23.2
  162. 162Haiti23.2
  163. 163Lao PDR22.9
  164. 164Liberia21.7
  165. 165Nepal21.4
  166. 166Papua New Guinea21.3
  167. 167Benin20.2
  168. 168Uganda19.5
  169. 169Guinea18.1
  170. 170Burkina Faso17.4
  171. 171Afghanistan16.6
  172. 172Ethiopia15.7
  173. 173Burundi15.1
  174. 174Congo, Dem. Rep.14.9
  175. 175Mozambique14.7
  176. 176Tanzania14.7
  177. 177Central African Republic14.6
  178. 178Nigeria13.8
  179. 179Madagascar11.7
  180. 180Sierra Leone11.2
  181. 181Niger10.5
  182. 182Chad8.4

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)