Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile
Chile: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Chile recorded 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% on the previous year and up 378.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile peaked at 17.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, -22.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2009.
Chile ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -0.0911 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2000 | -14.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +15343.1% |
| 2003 | -11.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -21.6% |
| 2006 | -9.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -9.5% |
| 2009 | -22.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +120.4% |
| 2011 | -10.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -50.9% |
| 2013 | 1.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -112.6% |
| 2014 | 2.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +55.3% |
| 2015 | -0.9197 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -143.4% |
| 2016 | 5.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -699.4% |
| 2017 | 7.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 5.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 3.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -35.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3285 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -89.8% |
| 2021 | 5.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1506.5% |
| 2022 | 17.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +228.2% |
| 2023 | 12.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -20.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage. (7 countries reporting)
- Chile's 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is above the median for high income countries, which is -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -15343.1% | -0.0911 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -14.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage |
| 2021 | +1506.5% | 0.3285 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage |
| 2016 | +699.4% | -0.9197 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0911 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.0911 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.0911 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1 |
| 2000s | -14.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -22.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -9.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.3285 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 17.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 1 Latvia 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 1 Bulgaria 15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 2 Costa Rica 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 2 Estonia 20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 3 Lithuania 15.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 4 Czechia 6.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 4 Poland 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Hungary 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Slovenia -11.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 6 Mexico 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 6 Netherlands -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Chile was 10.13 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2009.
- How does Chile rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Chile ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.