Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Denmark
Denmark: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024. β² Rising
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Denmark, 2005β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Denmark peaked at 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2005.
That places Denmark 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 72.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 72.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.78 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 78.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.64 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 79.61 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 13 Switzerland 83.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 14 OECD 83.18 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 15 Mexico 81.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 17 United States 80.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 18 Norway 80.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 19 New Zealand 79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Denmark?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Denmark was 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level β Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment).</p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026.</p><p>For more information, please consult the <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html><i>Education at a Glance</i></a> web page and the <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-en><i>OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications</i></a>.