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

Denmark
38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Norway
37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Norway rank
16th

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

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway, a difference of 0.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 32.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 31.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Denmark
2010s 36.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 37.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Norway
2020s 37.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.8582 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Norway

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 Norway?
Denmark, at 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Denmark and Norway?
0.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Denmark ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th 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.