Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia
Australia: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
41.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2019
All-time low
30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 1975
Years of data
44
1975–2020
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia, 1975–2020
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 — youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia is 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia peaked at 41.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 1975.
That places Australia 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1977 | 30.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 31.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 31.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 32.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 31.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 31.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 32.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 32.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 32.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 33.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 33.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 33.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 34.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 33.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 33.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 34.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 34.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 36.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 37.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 37.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 38.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 38.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 41.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 40.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 40.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 41.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 40.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 37.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 31.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 31.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 34.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 33.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 41.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 41.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 9 Chile 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 10 Luxembourg 40.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 11 Canada 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 13 Denmark 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 15 Japan 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Australia was 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wage gap by age — Youth 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.