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

Romania: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
26.17 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
9th
of 32 countries
All-time high
30.6 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
All-time low
26.17 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Years of data
8
2002–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Romania, 2002–2024

01020302002201320242002: 28 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 29 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 29 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 29 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 27 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 26.4 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment

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

Analysis

In 2024, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Romania stood at 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Romania peaked at 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.

Romania ranks 9th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment 28 Percentage of full-time employment 29 Percentage of full-time employment 2
2010s 28.33 Percentage of full-time employment 27 Percentage of full-time employment 29 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2020s 27.72 Percentage of full-time employment 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 6 Chile 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 7 Luxembourg 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 8 Peru 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 10 Cyprus 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 11 Brazil 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 12 Colombia 25.12 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 Romania?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Romania was 26.17 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
How does Romania rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Romania ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania 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.