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Share of workers who are employees
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
61.4%
Median: 68.4%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Qatar
99.2%
Lowest
Chad
8.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar99.2%
2Bahrain97.5%
3Kuwait96.9%
4Norway95.1%
5Oman95.0%
By Region
Europe85.6%(32 countries)
Oceania82.6%(2 countries)
North America77.7%(4 countries)
Asia68.6%(26 countries)
South America63.1%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (8.5%)High (99.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 61.4%)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 99.2% |
| 2 | Bahrain | 97.5% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 96.9% |
| 4 | Norway | 95.1% |
| 5 | Oman | 95.0% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 94.9% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 94.4% |
| 8 | United States of America | 93.8% |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 93.6% |
| 10 | Belarus | 93.0% |
| 11 | Macao | 92.9% |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 92.6% |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 92.2% |
| 14 | Denmark | 92.0% |
| 15 | Germany | 91.8% |
| 16 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 90.9% |
| 17 | Japan | 90.8% |
| 18 | Cyprus | 90.1% |
| 19 | Sweden | 89.7% |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 89.7% |
| 21 | Jordan | 88.7% |
| 22 | Israel | 88.6% |
| 23 | Lithuania | 88.3% |
| 24 | Hungary | 88.2% |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 88.1% |
| 26 | Estonia | 87.9% |
| 27 | Austria | 87.8% |
| 28 | Finland | 87.5% |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 87.4% |
| 30 | Singapore | 87.2% |
| 31 | Canada | 87.0% |
| 32 | Croatia | 86.9% |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 86.8% |
| 34 | France | 86.7% |
| 35 | Iceland | 86.7% |
| 36 | Ireland | 86.6% |
| 37 | Latvia | 86.3% |
| 38 | Malta | 85.9% |
| 39 | Slovenia | 85.9% |
| 40 | Portugal | 85.5% |
| 41 | Romania | 85.3% |
| 42 | Belgium | 85.3% |
| 43 | Spain | 85.3% |
| 44 | Slovakia | 85.1% |
| 45 | Guam | 84.3% |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 84.1% |
| 47 | Australia | 83.8% |
| 48 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 83.2% |
| 49 | Netherlands | 83.2% |
| 50 | Switzerland | 83.2% |
| 51 | South Africa | 83.0% |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 83.0% |
| 53 | Bahamas | 82.9% |
| 54 | Montenegro | 82.2% |
| 55 | Mauritius | 81.8% |
| 56 | French Polynesia | 81.6% |
| 57 | New Zealand | 81.4% |
| 58 | Poland | 81.0% |
| 59 | Taiwan, Province of China | 80.8% |
| 60 | Barbados | 80.2% |
| 61 | Maldives | 79.7% |
| 62 | Ukraine | 79.0% |
| 63 | Italy | 78.8% |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.6% |
| 65 | Suriname | 77.2% |
| 66 | South Korea | 77.1% |
| 67 | State of Palestine | 76.2% |
| 68 | Chile | 76.0% |
| 69 | Cuba | 75.1% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 75.0% |
| 71 | Malaysia | 74.5% |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 74.3% |
| 73 | Argentina | 74.3% |
| 74 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.1% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 73.8% |
| 76 | Libya | 73.7% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 73.2% |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 73.1% |
| 79 | Egypt | 72.9% |
| 80 | Serbia | 72.8% |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.7% |
| 82 | Uruguay | 71.9% |
| 83 | Botswana | 71.8% |
| 84 | Lebanon | 71.6% |
| 85 | Türkiye | 71.2% |
| 86 | Algeria | 69.6% |
| 87 | Eswatini | 69.6% |
| 88 | Brazil | 69.5% |
| 89 | Greece | 69.3% |
| 90 | Mexico | 69.2% |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.0% |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 68.5% |
| 93 | Iraq | 68.4% |
| 94 | Guyana | 68.4% |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 67.9% |
| 96 | Gabon | 67.6% |
| 97 | Armenia | 65.7% |
| 98 | Fiji | 65.6% |
| 99 | Belize | 64.7% |
| 100 | Jamaica | 64.2% |
| 101 | El Salvador | 64.0% |
| 102 | Philippines | 63.5% |
| 103 | Western Sahara | 63.4% |
| 104 | Namibia | 63.2% |
| 105 | People's Republic of China | 61.9% |
| 106 | Lesotho | 61.4% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 61.1% |
| 108 | Guatemala | 60.7% |
| 109 | Venezuela | 59.7% |
| 110 | Morocco | 59.6% |
| 111 | Panama | 59.4% |
| 112 | Rwanda | 59.1% |
| 113 | Mongolia | 58.4% |
| 114 | Paraguay | 58.4% |
| 115 | Tonga | 57.9% |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 57.8% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 57.8% |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.5% |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 56.8% |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.9% |
| 121 | Honduras | 55.6% |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 55.5% |
| 123 | Samoa | 55.3% |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 54.3% |
| 125 | Colombia | 54.3% |
| 126 | Sudan | 53.5% |
| 127 | Georgia | 53.4% |
| 128 | Albania | 49.4% |
| 129 | Thailand | 49.2% |
| 130 | Djibouti | 48.7% |
| 131 | Peru | 48.3% |
| 132 | Somalia | 47.7% |
| 133 | Ecuador | 47.6% |
| 134 | Eritrea | 47.4% |
| 135 | Indonesia | 46.3% |
| 136 | Vietnam | 46.2% |
| 137 | Cambodia | 44.2% |
| 138 | Pakistan | 42.8% |
| 139 | Mauritania | 42.3% |
| 140 | Comoros | 42.0% |
| 141 | Moldova, Republic of | 41.3% |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 39.4% |
| 143 | Malawi | 38.7% |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 38.6% |
| 145 | North Korea | 37.9% |
| 146 | Senegal | 35.3% |
| 147 | Kenya | 35.1% |
| 148 | Myanmar | 34.5% |
| 149 | Bolivia | 33.5% |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 32.8% |
| 151 | Ghana | 32.1% |
| 152 | Republic of The Gambia | 31.0% |
| 153 | Cameroon | 30.4% |
| 154 | Bhutan | 30.1% |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 29.9% |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.7% |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 24.9% |
| 158 | India | 24.6% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.3% |
| 160 | Angola | 24.1% |
| 161 | Haiti | 23.2% |
| 162 | Mali | 23.1% |
| 163 | Republic of the Congo | 23.1% |
| 164 | Togo | 23.0% |
| 165 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.6% |
| 166 | Liberia | 21.4% |
| 167 | Nepal | 21.2% |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 21.2% |
| 169 | Benin | 19.8% |
| 170 | Uganda | 19.3% |
| 171 | Guinea | 17.8% |
| 172 | South Sudan | 17.5% |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 17.2% |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 16.6% |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 15.4% |
| 176 | Burundi | 15.1% |
| 177 | Zambia | 15.0% |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.7% |
| 179 | Mozambique | 14.5% |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 14.5% |
| 181 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.5% |
| 182 | Nigeria | 13.6% |
| 183 | Madagascar | 11.5% |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 11.0% |
| 185 | Niger | 10.3% |
| 186 | Chad | 8.5% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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