Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Poland
Poland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023. ▲ Rising
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Poland recorded 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Poland peaked at 23.45 Percentage of full-time employment in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment, in 1989.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.03 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.48 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.72 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.45 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.11 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.69 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.91 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 2 Bulgaria 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 3 Israel 25.38 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 4 United Kingdom 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 5 United States 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 6 Hungary 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 8 India 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Poland?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Poland was 19.33 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.45 Percentage of full-time employment in 2006.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment in 1989.
- How does Poland rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 9 regions with data for 2023.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.