Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Canada
Canada: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Canada, 1997–2024
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 — low pay incidence in Canada is 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Canada peaked at 23.25 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.
That places Canada 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.18 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.07 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.46 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.38 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.45 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.54 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 India 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 9 Malta 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 11 Australia 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 12 Cyprus 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 13 Mexico 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Canada?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Canada was 17.96 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.