Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea
Korea: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 40.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea, 2006–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
In 2025, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea stood at 40.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea peaked at 44.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2007 | 44.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 41.65 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 41.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 42.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 42.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 41.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 41.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 39.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 40.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 40.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 43.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 44.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 44.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 40.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Korea was 40.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025, 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.