Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Denmark

Denmark: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.72 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.83 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
All-time low
6.4 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2005
Years of data
21
2002–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Denmark, 2002–2024

02468102002201320242002: 7.4 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 7.5 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 6.7 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 6.4 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 7.8 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 7.9 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 7.3 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 7.5 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 7.9 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 8.4 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 8.2 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 8.2 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 8.5 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 8.7 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 9.5 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 9.8 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 9.8 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 9.7 Percentage of full-time employment

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 Denmark is 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Denmark peaked at 9.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2005.

That places Denmark 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.31 Percentage of full-time employment 6.4 Percentage of full-time employment 7.89 Percentage of full-time employment 8
2010s 8.07 Percentage of full-time employment 7.49 Percentage of full-time employment 8.73 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2020s 9.71 Percentage of full-time employment 9.54 Percentage of full-time employment 9.83 Percentage of full-time employment 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 26 Japan 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 27 Finland 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 28 Greece 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 30 Spain 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 31 Costa Rica 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 32 Iceland 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Denmark?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Denmark was 9.72 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 9.83 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4 Percentage of full-time employment in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Denmark ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.