Incidence of low and high pay β Low pay incidence in OECD
OECD: Incidence of low and high pay β Low pay incidence was 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. βΌ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay β Low pay incidence in OECD, 1995β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
OECD recorded 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence in OECD peaked at 16.32 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.77 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2021.
OECD ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.32 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.32 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.34 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.77 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 14 Czechia 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 15 Germany 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 18 Ireland 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 19 Colombia 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 20 Romania 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for OECD
- Exposure to extreme precipitation β Annual precipitation change -15.09 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature β Annual temperature change 1.42 Degrees celsius (2023)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators β Geothermal 44,873 Index (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 5.11 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 18.14 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 50.03 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 10.37 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 13.56 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial 0.1394 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.5366 Percentage of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence in OECD?
- Incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence in OECD was 13.92 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 β low pay incidence recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 16.32 Percentage of full-time employment in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.77 Percentage of full-time employment in 2021.
- How does OECD rank for incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence?
- OECD ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of low and high pay β low pay incidence rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 β Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 30 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.