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

Hungary
22.06 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Poland
19.33 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Hungary rank
6th
Poland rank
4th

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

  • Hungary
  • Poland
0510152025198520042024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in Poland, a difference of 2.73 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 6th and Poland ranks 4th of 37 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 16.35 Percentage of full-time employment 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment 4.85 Percentage of full-time employment Hungary
1990s 20.86 Percentage of full-time employment 16.45 Percentage of full-time employment 4.41 Percentage of full-time employment Hungary
2000s 22.05 Percentage of full-time employment 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment 0.2948 Percentage of full-time employment Hungary
2010s 18.51 Percentage of full-time employment 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment 3.58 Percentage of full-time employment Poland
2020s 19.49 Percentage of full-time employment 18.91 Percentage of full-time employment 0.5786 Percentage of full-time employment Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Hungary or Poland?
Hungary, at 22.06 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 Hungary and Poland?
2.73 Percentage of full-time employment, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Hungary ranks 6th 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.