Korea vs Poland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Korea
4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Poland
6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Korea rank
2nd
Poland rank
4th

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

  • Korea
  • Poland
-20-10010200520152025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea, a difference of 1.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 4th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 9.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -15.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 24.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Korea
2010s 8.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Korea

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, Korea or Poland?
Poland, at 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Korea and Poland?
1.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Poland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Korea and Poland rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Korea ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 4th of 2 groups.
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.