Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD
European Union (19 countries) in OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
European Union (19 countries) in OECD recorded 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD peaked at 23.24 Percentage of full-time employment in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of full-time employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.2 Percentage of full-time employment | — |
| 1996 | 23.19 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.13 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.22 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.24 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.22 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.72 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 22.63 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.65 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.55 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.22 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.39 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 22.48 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.61 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.84 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.95 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 22.89 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.93 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.05 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.87 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.66 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.67 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.54 Percentage of full-time employment | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 20.97 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.72 Percentage of full-time employment | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.13 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.6 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.22 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.22 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.54 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.05 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.72 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- 1 Lithuania 29.01 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 1 Croatia 21.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 1 Ireland 33.09 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 2 Slovenia 24.97 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 2 Argentina 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 3 Bulgaria 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 4 India 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 5 Israel 28.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 5 Latvia 20.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Chile 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Estonia 18.86 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence 13.97 Percentage of full-time employment (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD was 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 23.24 Percentage of full-time employment in 1999.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
- How does European Union (19 countries) in OECD rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD ranks 3rd out of 7 regions with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (19 countries) in OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.