Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Spain
Spain: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Spain, 2002–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Spain recorded 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain peaked at 26 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.
That places Spain 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 25 Percentage of full-time employment | 26 Percentage of full-time employment | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 25 Percentage of full-time employment | 26 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.29 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Portugal 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 14 United Kingdom 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 15 Canada 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 17 Iceland 21 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 18 Mexico 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 19 Greece 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain was 21.3 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.