Australia vs Denmark: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Australia
39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2020
Denmark
38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Denmark rank
13th

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

  • Australia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark, a difference of 1.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 13th of 35 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 39.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 32.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Australia
2010s 39.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 36.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Australia
2020s 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 37.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.18 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Australia and Denmark?
1.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Australia ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Youth 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 — Youth 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
43 places, 726 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.