Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Finland

Finland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.84 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
28th
of 32 countries
All-time high
17.3 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2017
All-time low
15.3 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2004
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Finland, 2001–2023

0510152001201220232001: 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 16 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 15.3 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 16.3 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 16.1 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 16.8 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 16.5 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 16.7 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 17.2 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 16.9 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 16.4 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 16.6 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 17 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 16.6 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 17 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 17 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 17.2 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 16.7 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 15.8 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

Finland recorded 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Finland peaked at 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2004.

That places Finland 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.15 Percentage of full-time employment 15.3 Percentage of full-time employment 16.79 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2010s 16.78 Percentage of full-time employment 15.92 Percentage of full-time employment 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment 17.17 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 25 Germany 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 26 Malta 16.95 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 27 Italy 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 29 Norway 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 30 Belgium 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 31 Japan 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Finland?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Finland was 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2017.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2004.
How does Finland rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Finland ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
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.