Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium
Belgium: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium, 1999–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium peaked at 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2000 | 27.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 27.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 27.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 29.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 30.35 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 28.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 31.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 31.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 31.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 32.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 28.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 28.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1 |
| 2000s | 29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 27.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 30.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 31.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 32.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 32.04 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Portugal 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 22 Spain 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 23 France 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 25 New Zealand 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 26 Austria 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 27 Hungary 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Belgium was 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.