Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Canada
Canada: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Canada, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in 2025.
That represents a change of down 86.8% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Canada peaked at 2.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 1998.
That places Canada 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
| 2000s | -3.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.5038 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9073 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.2474 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 6 Mexico 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 7 Malta 4.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 8 United Kingdom 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 10 United States -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 11 Romania -2.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 12 Japan -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Canada?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Canada was 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.