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

Denmark
38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Japan
37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Denmark rank
13th
Japan rank
15th

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

  • Denmark
  • Japan
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan, a difference of 0.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 32.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 43.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 10.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2010s 36.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 40.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 4.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2020s 37.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan

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, Denmark or Japan?
Denmark, at 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Denmark and Japan?
0.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Denmark ranks 13th and Japan ranks 15th 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.