Australia vs Ireland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Australia
-5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2020
Ireland
-6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Australia rank
17th
Ireland rank
20th

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
-15-10-50510197519972020

How they compare

Australia currently reports -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Ireland, a difference of 1.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 36 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 13.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Australia
2010s -1.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -7.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Australia or Ireland?
Australia, at -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Australia and Ireland?
1.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.