Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD
European Union (19 countries) in OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 13.97 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, 1995–2024
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 European Union (19 countries) in OECD is 13.97 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD peaked at 16.03 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.09 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of full-time employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.89 Percentage of full-time employment | — |
| 1996 | 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.93 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 16.02 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.03 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.36 Percentage of full-time employment | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 15.49 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.68 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.27 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 15.4 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.68 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.26 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.89 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.73 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.74 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.35 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.86 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.8 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.58 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.29 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.09 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.45 Percentage of full-time employment | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.09 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 13.66 Percentage of full-time employment | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.26 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 13.93 Percentage of full-time employment | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 14.81 Percentage of full-time employment | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 13.97 Percentage of full-time employment | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.95 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.02 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.38 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.73 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.03 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.73 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.09 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.26 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.81 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- 3 Israel 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 3 Lithuania 19.59 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 4 Poland 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 5 United States of America 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Hungary 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 7 Netherlands 12.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 India 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 Slovenia 11.09 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 9 Malta 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence 20.34 Percentage of full-time employment (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in European Union (19 countries) in OECD was 13.97 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 European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 16.03 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.09 Percentage of full-time employment in 2019.
- How does European Union (19 countries) in OECD rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD ranks 6th out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (19 countries) in OECD 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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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.