Austria vs Belgium: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Austria
32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Belgium
32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Austria rank
26th
Belgium rank
24th

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

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Austria, a difference of 0.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

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

Austria ranks 26th and Belgium ranks 24th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 34.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 27.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Austria
2010s 33.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 31.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Austria

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, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Austria and Belgium?
0.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Austria ranks 26th and Belgium ranks 24th 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.