Germany vs Japan: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany, a difference of 0.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 45.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2000s | 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 43.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 40.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.38 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, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Germany and Japan?
- 0.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Germany ranks 17th 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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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.