Ireland vs OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Ireland
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Ireland, a difference of 0.82 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 18th and OECD ranks 17th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.28 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.21 Percentage of full-time employment | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.66 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.88 Percentage of full-time employment | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.18 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Ireland or OECD?
- OECD, at 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Ireland and OECD?
- 0.82 Percentage of full-time employment, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and OECD?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and OECD rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Ireland ranks 18th and OECD ranks 17th 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.