Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan
Japan: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
47.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 1990
All-time low
37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Years of data
50
1973–2022
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan, 1973–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Japan recorded 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan peaked at 47.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2022.
Japan ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 43.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1974 | 42.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 42.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 41.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 42.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 43.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 44.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 45.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 46.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 46.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 46.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 46.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 47.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 46.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 47.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 47.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 46.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 45.75 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 44.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 44.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 43.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 43.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.2 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 41.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 41.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 44.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7 |
| 1980s | 46.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 45.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 43.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 42.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 44.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 41.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 12 Australia 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 13 Denmark 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 14 United Kingdom 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 16 Norway 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 17 Germany 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 18 Switzerland 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Japan was 37.96 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1990.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.