Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium
Belgium: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -24.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium, 1999–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium is -24.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium peaked at -22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2007 and was at its lowest, -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 1999.
That places Belgium 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2000 | -30.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.6% |
| 2001 | -26.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.5% |
| 2002 | -24.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.7% |
| 2003 | -24.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.7% |
| 2004 | -25.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.7% |
| 2005 | -27.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.7% |
| 2006 | -22.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -17.1% |
| 2007 | -22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.2% |
| 2008 | -25.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +11.8% |
| 2009 | -25.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.7% |
| 2010 | -25.35 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -24.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.4% |
| 2012 | -24.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.3% |
| 2013 | -24.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.5% |
| 2014 | -24.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.9% |
| 2015 | -24.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.4% |
| 2016 | -24.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -23.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.7% |
| 2018 | -23.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -23.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -23.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -24.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -24.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1 |
| 2000s | -25.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -30.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | -24.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -25.35 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -23.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | -24.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -24.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -23.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 31 Portugal -19.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 32 Austria -20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 33 Cyprus -20.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 35 Luxembourg -26.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 36 Greece -28.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Belgium was -24.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was -22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2007.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.