Bulgaria vs Poland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Bulgaria
26.31 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Poland
19.33 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Poland rank
4th

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in Poland, a difference of 6.98 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 4th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 25.78 Percentage of full-time employment 22.13 Percentage of full-time employment 3.65 Percentage of full-time employment Bulgaria
2010s 19.05 Percentage of full-time employment 22.13 Percentage of full-time employment 3.09 Percentage of full-time employment Poland
2020s 26.47 Percentage of full-time employment 18.92 Percentage of full-time employment 7.55 Percentage of full-time employment Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Bulgaria or Poland?
Bulgaria, at 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Bulgaria and Poland?
6.98 Percentage of full-time employment, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.