France vs OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

France
19 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
OECD
19.61 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
France rank
24th
OECD rank
21st

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time

  • France
  • OECD
05101520199520092024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment against 19 Percentage of full-time employment in France, a difference of 0.61 Percentage of full-time employment.

Across all 8 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

France ranks 24th and OECD ranks 21st of 32 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 20.5 Percentage of full-time employment 22.21 Percentage of full-time employment 1.71 Percentage of full-time employment OECD
2010s 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment 22.15 Percentage of full-time employment 0.8167 Percentage of full-time employment OECD
2020s 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment 20.26 Percentage of full-time employment 0.8365 Percentage of full-time employment OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, France or OECD?
OECD, at 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment against 19 Percentage of full-time employment in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between France and OECD?
0.61 Percentage of full-time employment, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do France and OECD rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
France ranks 24th and OECD ranks 21st of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.