Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Germany
Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Germany stood at 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Germany peaked at 31.75 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.56 Percentage of full-time employment, in 1995.
Germany ranks 15th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.51 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.56 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.65 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment | 31.75 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 Cyprus 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 13 Mexico 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 14 Czechia 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 17 OECD 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 18 Ireland 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Germany?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Germany was 15.15 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 31.75 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.56 Percentage of full-time employment in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.