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

Finland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.88 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.88 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
All-time low
4.6 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Finland, 2001–2023

02468102001201220232001: 4.6 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 7.3 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 6.4 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 7 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 6.9 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 7.5 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 7.9 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 8.5 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 8.5 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 8.1 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 9.3 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 8.9 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 9.1 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 8.4 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 7.8 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 7.1 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 7.3 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 8.6 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 8.4 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 8.9 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 9.9 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 Finland is 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Finland peaked at 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2001.

That places Finland 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.17 Percentage of full-time employment 4.6 Percentage of full-time employment 8.48 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2010s 8.22 Percentage of full-time employment 7.08 Percentage of full-time employment 9.27 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 9.04 Percentage of full-time employment 8.36 Percentage of full-time employment 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 24 Belgium 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 25 Luxembourg 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 26 Japan 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 28 Greece 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 29 Denmark 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 30 Spain 9.51 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 Finland?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Finland was 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 Percentage of full-time employment in 2001.
How does Finland rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Finland ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.