Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Netherlands
Netherlands: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Netherlands, 2002–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Netherlands is 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Netherlands peaked at 29 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.17 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2023.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 22 Percentage of full-time employment | 23 Percentage of full-time employment | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 25 Percentage of full-time employment | 29 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.05 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
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- 3 Bulgaria 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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- 7 Luxembourg 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 Peru 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Netherlands?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Netherlands was 16.85 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.17 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
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.