Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland

Iceland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2014
All-time low
34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2018

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland, 2002–2018

0102030402002201020182002: 34.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: 37.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: 35.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: 38.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: 36.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland peaked at 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2002.

Iceland ranks 19th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland, 2002 to 2018.
Year Percentage of prime-age employees wage Change
2002 34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
2006 37.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +9.5%
2010 35.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -5.8%
2014 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +8.5%
2018 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 37.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2
2010s 36.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 35.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 16 Norway 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 17 Germany 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 18 Switzerland 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 20 Finland 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 21 Portugal 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 22 Spain 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

More work & labour data for Iceland

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland?
Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland was 36.09 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 38.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2014.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 34.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2002.
How does Iceland rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Iceland ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/wage-gap-by-age-youth-to-prime-age-wage-gap/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/wage-gap-by-age-youth-to-prime-age-wage-gap/iceland/">Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Iceland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Wage gap by age — Youth 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
43 places, 726 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.