Germany vs Norway: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany, a difference of 0.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 26.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2000s | 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 31.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 11.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2010s | 36.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.4092 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
| 2020s | 33.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.93 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, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Germany and Norway?
- 0.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Germany ranks 17th 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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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.