Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Luxembourg
26.32 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Netherlands
16.85 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
7th
Netherlands rank
7th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
0102030200220132024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment in Netherlands, a difference of 9.47 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Netherlands ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 32 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 22 Percentage of full-time employment 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment 0.5008 Percentage of full-time employment Netherlands
2010s 24 Percentage of full-time employment 27.33 Percentage of full-time employment 3.33 Percentage of full-time employment Netherlands
2020s 25.35 Percentage of full-time employment 17.05 Percentage of full-time employment 8.29 Percentage of full-time employment Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
9.47 Percentage of full-time employment, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Luxembourg ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.