Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Belgium
Belgium: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Belgium, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 241.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Belgium peaked at 12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 12 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Switzerland 12.4 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 22 Chile 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 23 France 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 25 Luxembourg 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 26 Japan 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 27 Finland 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Belgium?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Belgium was 11.61 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 — low pay incidence recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2020.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low 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.