Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 38 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
38 Rate
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 5 regions
All-time high
41.4 Rate
in 2013
All-time low
37.4 Rate
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 38 Rate.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 41.4 Rate in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.4 Rate, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.4 Rate | — |
| 2014 | 41 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.5 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.2 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.9 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.1 Rate | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 39.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.8 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 38.5 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 37.4 Rate | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 38 Rate | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.44 Rate | 39.9 Rate | 41.4 Rate | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.48 Rate | 37.4 Rate | 39.1 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 38 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 Rate in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 Rate in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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