Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea
Korea: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea, 2006–2025
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 Korea is 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea peaked at 10.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2007 | 9.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 8.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 10.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 10.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 5.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 10.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +81.6% |
| 2015 | 9.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 8.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 6.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 6.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 3.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 4.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 6.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Bulgaria 15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 2 Costa Rica 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 3 Chile 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 4 Czechia 6.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Hungary 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Korea was 4.58 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2011.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.