Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in United Kingdom, 1997–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in United Kingdom peaked at 28.9 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 4th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of full-time employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | — |
| 1998 | 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.2 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.2 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.6 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.7 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 27.2 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.8 Percentage of full-time employment | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25.4 Percentage of full-time employment | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7 Percentage of full-time employment | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.47 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.2 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.6 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.08 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.9 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.8 Percentage of full-time employment | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Argentina 27.56 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 2 Bulgaria 26.31 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 3 Israel 25.38 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
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in United Kingdom?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in United Kingdom was 23.5 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.