Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
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| Country | Single person without children |
One-earner family with two children |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| Austria | 10.8 | 8.1 |
| Belgium | 26.6 | 15.2 |
| Canada | 17.8 | 13.9 |
| Czech Republic | 11.4 | 5.3 |
| Denmark | 30.6 | 25.4 |
| Finland | 24.2 | 24.2 |
| France | 13.1 | 7.1 |
| Germany | 19.6 | –2.8 |
| Greece | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Hungary | 12.4 | 4.7 |
| Iceland | 25.5 | 14.0 |
| Ireland | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| Italy | 18.6 | 11.9 |
| Japan | 5.9 | 2.7 |
| Korea, South | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Luxembourg | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Mexico | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Netherlands | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| New Zealand | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| Norway | 20.9 | 18.0 |
| Poland | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Portugal | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Slovakia | 7.9 | –5.3 |
| Spain | 12.7 | 4.3 |
| Sweden | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| Switzerland | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| Turkey | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| United Kingdom | 15.9 | 8.1 |
| United States | 16.5 | 2.4 |
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, Taxing Wages, 2003–2004 (copyright). From Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006.
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