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

Israel: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
25.38 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
25.38 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
All-time low
21.26 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2019
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

01020302001201220232001: 25.3 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 23.9 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 23.3 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 23.2 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 23 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 22.3 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 21.4 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 22.2 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 21.4 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 21.8 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 22.2 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 23.8 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 22.6 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 22.4 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 25.1 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 23.4 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 23.4 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 25.4 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 Israel is 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Israel peaked at 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.26 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2019.

Israel ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.99 Percentage of full-time employment 21.36 Percentage of full-time employment 25.31 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2010s 22.46 Percentage of full-time employment 21.26 Percentage of full-time employment 23.79 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 24.32 Percentage of full-time employment 23.38 Percentage of full-time employment 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 1 Argentina 27.56 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 2 Bulgaria 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 5 United States 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 6 Hungary 22.06 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 Israel?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Israel was 25.38 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 21.26 Percentage of full-time employment in 2019.
How does Israel rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Israel ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel 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.