Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil
Brazil: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil, 2012–2024
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 Brazil is -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil peaked at -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024 and was at its lowest, -35.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2015.
That places Brazil 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -34.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2013 | -29.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -14.1% |
| 2014 | -33.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +14.8% |
| 2015 | -35.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.9% |
| 2016 | -34.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.7% |
| 2017 | -30.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -11.1% |
| 2018 | -28.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.4% |
| 2019 | -31.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +9.8% |
| 2020 | -31.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.7% |
| 2021 | -24.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -21.2% |
| 2022 | -19.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -19.3% |
| 2023 | -20.42 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.3% |
| 2024 | -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -32.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -35.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -28.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8 |
| 2020s | -22.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -31.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 24 Peru -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 25 Switzerland -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 26 Spain -13.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 28 Colombia -15.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 29 France -17.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 30 Italy -18.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Brazil was -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024, 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.