Canada vs Denmark: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark, a difference of 1.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 32.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
| 2010s | 40.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
| 2020s | 39.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
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, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Canada and Denmark?
- 1.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.