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

Latest (2023)
19.33 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
5th
of 9 regions
All-time high
23.45 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2006
All-time low
11.5 Percentage of full-time employment
in 1989
Years of data
26
1985–2023

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Poland, 1985–2023

05101520251985200420231985: 12.9 Percentage of full-time employment1988: 13.4 Percentage of full-time employment1989: 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment1990: 15.2 Percentage of full-time employment1991: 13.6 Percentage of full-time employment1992: 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment1993: 15 Percentage of full-time employment1994: 16.6 Percentage of full-time employment1995: 16.4 Percentage of full-time employment1996: 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment1997: 17.5 Percentage of full-time employment1998: 17.7 Percentage of full-time employment1999: 17.5 Percentage of full-time employment2001: 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 20.8 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 22.2 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 23 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 22.7 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 22.4 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 22.6 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 21.7 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 21.1 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 18.9 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 19.3 Percentage of full-time employment

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Bulgaria 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 3 Israel 25.38 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
  6. 7 Peru 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  7. 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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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.