Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Australia
39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2021
Australia rank
12th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
14th

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

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 35 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 30.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 36.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 32.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 34.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 39.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 38.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 43.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 4.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 39.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 39.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.4417 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th 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.