Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD
European Union (19 countries) in OECD: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of decile 1.
Analysis
The most recent figure for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD is 1.58 Factor of decile 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD peaked at 1.74 Factor of decile 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.58 Factor of decile 1, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Factor of decile 1 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.71 Factor of decile 1 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7 Factor of decile 1 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.74 Factor of decile 1 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 Factor of decile 1 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7 Factor of decile 1 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.68 Factor of decile 1 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.67 Factor of decile 1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.67 Factor of decile 1 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.66 Factor of decile 1 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.66 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.65 Factor of decile 1 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.72 Factor of decile 1 | 1.7 Factor of decile 1 | 1.74 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 Factor of decile 1 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- 3 Lithuania 1.7 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 3 Peru 1.98 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 4 Poland 1.69 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 4 Malta 1.95 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 5 United States of America 1.95 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 6 India 1.88 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 7 Canada 1.79 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 7 Slovenia 1.56 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 8 Netherlands 1.48 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 8 Hungary 1.76 Factor of decile 1 compare
- 9 Australia 1.74 Factor of decile 1 compare
More work & labour data for European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 160,623 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 19.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Gender share of part-time employment 73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 78.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 82.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 131,765 Persons (2025)
- Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 10,657 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 6.76 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in European Union (19 countries) in OECD was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 Factor of decile 1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024.
- How does European Union (19 countries) in OECD rank for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD ranks 6th out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
- Is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings rising or falling in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (19 countries) in OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.