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.
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.