Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway
Norway: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
-2.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 1997
All-time low
-10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway, 1997–2025
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 Norway is -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway peaked at -2.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1997 and was at its lowest, -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2025.
Norway ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -2.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1998 | -3.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +27.7% |
| 1999 | -3.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.4% |
| 2000 | -3.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +12.8% |
| 2001 | -3.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.7% |
| 2002 | -3.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +4.5% |
| 2003 | -3.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.9% |
| 2004 | -4.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +7.5% |
| 2005 | -4.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.6% |
| 2006 | -4.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 2007 | -4.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.4% |
| 2008 | -4.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.4% |
| 2009 | -4.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +13.9% |
| 2010 | -5.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +15.0% |
| 2011 | -5.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.2% |
| 2012 | -6.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +9.2% |
| 2013 | -6.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.5% |
| 2014 | -7.35 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +10.2% |
| 2015 | -7.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -8.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +18.6% |
| 2017 | -9.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +9.3% |
| 2018 | -10.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +4.8% |
| 2019 | -10.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -10.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.8% |
| 2021 | -10.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -10.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.6% |
| 2023 | -10.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.4% |
| 2024 | -10.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.4% |
| 2025 | -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is below the median for high income countries, which is -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -9.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
| 2000s | -3.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 19 Argentina -6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 20 Ireland -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 21 Iceland -7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 23 Israel -11.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 24 Peru -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 25 Switzerland -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Norway was -10.99 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was -2.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1997.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Norway ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.