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

OECD
13.92 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Romania
12.62 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
OECD rank
17th
Romania rank
20th

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

  • OECD
  • Romania
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment in Romania, a difference of 1.3 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

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

OECD ranks 17th and Romania ranks 20th of 37 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 16.06 Percentage of full-time employment 26.74 Percentage of full-time employment 10.68 Percentage of full-time employment Romania
2010s 14.66 Percentage of full-time employment 23.26 Percentage of full-time employment 8.6 Percentage of full-time employment Romania
2020s 14.23 Percentage of full-time employment 16.94 Percentage of full-time employment 2.7 Percentage of full-time employment Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, OECD or Romania?
OECD, at 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between OECD and Romania?
1.3 Percentage of full-time employment, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Romania?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do OECD and Romania rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
OECD ranks 17th and Romania ranks 20th 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.