Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
103
Highest
1.0%
Belarus
Lowest
0.2%
Ethiopia
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,488
What the numbers show
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 0.2% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 274.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 43.4%).
Wage workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 0.9% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 17 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2018 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2003 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2010 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 35 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Albania | 0.8% | 2019 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2011 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8% | 2019 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 170.4% | rising |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 57 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 63 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2006 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 75 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 81 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 82 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 89 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 90 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 91 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2012 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 96 | Laos | 0.2% | 2018 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 99 | Togo | 0.2% | 2018 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 100 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2020 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 102 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 66.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.7%
- South Africa 0.8%