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

Greece: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.73 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
28th
of 37 countries
All-time high
16.43 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
All-time low
9.73 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Years of data
8
2002–2024

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

0510152002201320242002: 12.3 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 15.8 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 12.5 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 16 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 16.4 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 13 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 11.5 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

In 2024, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Greece stood at 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Greece peaked at 16.43 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.

Greece ranks 28th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.06 Percentage of full-time employment 12.33 Percentage of full-time employment 15.78 Percentage of full-time employment 2
2010s 14.98 Percentage of full-time employment 12.55 Percentage of full-time employment 16.43 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2020s 11.4 Percentage of full-time employment 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment 13 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 25 Luxembourg 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 26 Japan 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 27 Finland 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 29 Denmark 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 30 Spain 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 31 Costa Rica 8.84 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 Greece?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Greece was 9.73 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 16.43 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
How does Greece rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Greece ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.