Overall, 16.7 percent of all workers in Spain had low wages in 2021. Workers in the 50-64 age group had the lowest share throughout most of the period analyzed, with the share of workers earning less than 2/3 of the country's median gross hourly wage reaching 12.6 percent in 2021. For the youngest workers, this share peaked in 2011, when more than half of them had low wages.
Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group
Characteristic
16-24 years
25-34 years
35-49 years
50-64 years
65 years and over
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INE (Spain). (October 31, 2023). Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/
INE (Spain). "Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/
INE (Spain). (2023). Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/
INE (Spain). "Share of People with Low Salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/
INE (Spain), Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of people with low salaries in Spain between 2008 and 2021, by age group [Graph], INE (Spain), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312272/low-salaries-spain-age/