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

Japan
37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Norway
37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Norway rank
16th

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

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway, a difference of 0.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 44.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 26.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 17.65 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2000s 43.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 31.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 12.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2010s 40.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 37.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2020s 38.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.0329 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, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Japan and Norway?
0.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Japan ranks 15th 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.