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
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Denmark, 2002–2024
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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 Japan 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 27 Finland 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 28 Greece 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 30 Spain 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 31 Costa Rica 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 32 Iceland 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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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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.