Poland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Poland
19.33 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
23.5 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Poland rank
4th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
4th

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

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0102030198520042023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in Poland, a difference of 4.17 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 8 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 17.6 Percentage of full-time employment 28.47 Percentage of full-time employment 10.87 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment 28.38 Percentage of full-time employment 6.62 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment 28.22 Percentage of full-time employment 6.12 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 18.91 Percentage of full-time employment 25 Percentage of full-time employment 6.09 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Poland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
4.17 Percentage of full-time employment, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Poland ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 8 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.