France vs New Zealand: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

France
33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
New Zealand
32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
France rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
25th

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

  • France
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

France currently reports 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in New Zealand, a difference of 0.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.

France ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 25th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 32.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 32.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.3419 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand
2010s 35.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 35.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.1931 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand

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, France or New Zealand?
France, at 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between France and New Zealand?
0.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
France ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 25th 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.