Low-wage earners as a proportion of all employees Europe 2018
In 2018 Latvia had the highest share of low-wage earners within its economy at almost 23.5 percent, when compared with other European countries. Sweden, on the other hand, had the lowest share of low-wage earners as a proportion of employees, at 3.61 percent. Low-wage earners are defined as those employees (excluding apprentices) earning at least two-thirds or less of the national median gross hourly earnings in that particular country.
