Hungary vs Sweden: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Hungary
30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Sweden
29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Hungary rank
27th
Sweden rank
29th

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

  • Hungary
  • Sweden
010203040200020122025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden, a difference of 1.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 36.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 26.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 10.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Hungary
2010s 34.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 27.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Hungary
2020s 30.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 29.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Hungary

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, Hungary or Sweden?
Hungary, at 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Hungary and Sweden?
1.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Hungary ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.