Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
-14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
-11.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2010
All-time low
-15.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2018

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands, 2002–2018

-16-15-14-13-12-112002201020182002: -15.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: -13.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: -11.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: -13.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: -14.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in 2018.

That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands peaked at -11.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2010 and was at its lowest, -15.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2002.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -14.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -15.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -13.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2
2010s -13.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -11.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 3 Chile 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 4 Czechia 6.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 5 Hungary 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 6 Mexico 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 7 Malta 4.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  7. 9 Canada 0.109 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 Netherlands?
Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands was -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018, 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was -11.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2010.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was -15.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2002.
How does Netherlands rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Netherlands ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2018.
Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.