Austria vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment in Austria, a difference of 0.72 Percentage of full-time employment.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 16th and Germany ranks 15th of 37 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.72 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.87 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.15 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 15.65 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.77 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 14.54 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.86 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Austria and Germany?
- 0.72 Percentage of full-time employment, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Austria ranks 16th and Germany ranks 15th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.