Germany vs Japan: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Germany
-3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2023
Japan
-2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Germany rank
14th
Japan rank
12th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
-1001020197319982023

How they compare

Japan currently reports -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany, a difference of 0.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 36 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s -10.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 13.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2000s -8.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -1.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2010s -9.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.3945 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2020s -3.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -3.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.2039 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan

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, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Germany and Japan?
0.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th 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.