Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany
Germany: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany, 1992–2023
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 Germany is -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 257.2% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany peaked at -1.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, -13.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2015.
Germany ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -8.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1993 | -8.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.9% |
| 1994 | -9.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +16.1% |
| 1995 | -10.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +10.9% |
| 1996 | -13.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +22.3% |
| 1997 | -12.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.2% |
| 1998 | -12.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.4% |
| 1999 | -11.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.1% |
| 2000 | -9.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -14.4% |
| 2001 | -5.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -43.1% |
| 2002 | -8.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +55.1% |
| 2003 | -7.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.3% |
| 2004 | -10.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +32.6% |
| 2005 | -8.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -12.9% |
| 2006 | -9.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.2% |
| 2007 | -8.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -11.9% |
| 2008 | -9.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +11.6% |
| 2009 | -11.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +27.6% |
| 2010 | -8.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -24.3% |
| 2011 | -7.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -9.2% |
| 2012 | -9.65 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +20.8% |
| 2013 | -11.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +18.0% |
| 2014 | -10.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.9% |
| 2015 | -13.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +22.3% |
| 2016 | -12.42 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.2% |
| 2017 | -9.35 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -24.7% |
| 2018 | -5.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -39.1% |
| 2019 | -1.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -72.7% |
| 2020 | -6.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +335.2% |
| 2021 | -2.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -68.9% |
| 2022 | -1.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -48.2% |
| 2023 | -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +257.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is above the median for high income countries, which is -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Germany's -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -9.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -335.2% | -1.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage |
| 2023 | -257.2% | -1.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -10.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -8.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8 |
| 2000s | -8.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -11.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 11 Romania -2.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 12 Japan -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 13 New Zealand -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 15 Finland -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 16 Denmark -4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 17 Australia -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Germany was -3.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2023, 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was -1.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.