Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 77.02 Rate in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
77.02 Rate
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 5 regions
All-time high
77.02 Rate
in 2025
All-time low
73.89 Rate
in 2020
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 77.02 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 77.02 Rate in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.89 Rate, in 2020.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.19 Rate | — |
| 2014 | 75.08 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.04 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.03 Rate | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.78 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.96 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.58 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.89 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.29 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.16 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.14 Rate | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.15 Rate | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 77.02 Rate | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.95 Rate | 74.58 Rate | 75.19 Rate | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.94 Rate | 73.89 Rate | 77.02 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 - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 77.02 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.02 Rate in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.89 Rate in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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