Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
9.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 1990
All-time low
0.2054 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2015
Years of data
45
1976–2021
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1976–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
In 2021, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2054 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1977 | 7.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 7.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 6.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 5.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 5.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 5.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 5.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 6.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 6.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 7.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 7.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 8.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 8.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 7.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 6.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 7.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 6.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 7.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 8.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 6.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 5.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 2.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 2.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6236 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -66.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7629 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2054 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -73.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8316 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +305.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5501 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +245.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8022 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -57.7% |
| 2020 | 2.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +204.8% |
| 2021 | 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.2054 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 5 Hungary 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Slovenia -11.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 6 Mexico 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 6 Netherlands -14.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 7 Malta 4.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 9 Canada 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 10 United States -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 11 Romania -2.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2021, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1990.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2054 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.