Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) rose 0.220% to 83.3% in Portugal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Portugal reached an all time high of 83.3% in 2018 and an all time low of 67.5% in 1984. When compared to Portugal's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in France amounted to 88.4%, 85.2% in Ireland, 50.4% in Morocco and 84.1% in Spain in 2020.
Portugal has been ranked 51st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed), 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | % | 68.8% | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 85.4% | 84.8% | 85.2% | 85.7% | 86.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 84.7% | 84.6% | 84.7% | 84.8% | 84.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 88.4% | 88.5% | 88.2% | 88.4% | 88.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 89.0% | 89.3% | 89.6% | 89.8% | 90.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 87.1% | 87.3% | 87.7% | 88.0% | 87.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 83.2% | 83.5% | 83.8% | 84.6% | 85.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 75.3% | 75.6% | 76.1% | 76.8% | 77.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 42.6% | 42.3% | 42.8% | 42.7% | 42.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 47.0% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 49.7% | 50.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 80.3% | 81.6% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 82.4% | 82.7% | 83.1% | 83.5% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 73.0% | 73.8% | 74.1% | 74.4% | 74.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 84.8% | 85.0% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
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