Ireland vs OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Ireland
13.1 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
OECD
13.92 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Ireland rank
18th
OECD rank
17th

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

  • Ireland
  • OECD
05101520199520092024

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

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.