France vs Japan: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.67 against 10.52 in France, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 71st and Japan ranks 70th of 84 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.38 | 15.28 | 4.9 | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 13.37 | 2.25 | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.91 | 10.54 | 0.37 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 10.67 against 10.52 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between France and Japan?
- 0.15, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for low pay rate?
- France ranks 71st and Japan ranks 70th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.