France vs Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

France
11.69 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Japan
10.67 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Japan rank
26th

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

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan, a difference of 1.02 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 6.84 Percentage of full-time employment 15.25 Percentage of full-time employment 8.41 Percentage of full-time employment Japan
2010s 6.91 Percentage of full-time employment 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment 6.6 Percentage of full-time employment Japan
2020s 12.22 Percentage of full-time employment 10.39 Percentage of full-time employment 1.84 Percentage of full-time employment France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, France or Japan?
France, at 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between France and Japan?
1.02 Percentage of full-time employment, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do France and Japan rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th 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.