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

Malta: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
All-time low
25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2010
Years of data
5
2002–2018

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

01020302002201020182002: 28.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: 25.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: 25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: 28.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: 29.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Malta peaked at 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2010.

Malta ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Malta, 2002 to 2018.
Year Percentage of prime-age employees wage Change
2002 28.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
2006 25.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -9.6%
2010 25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -3.0%
2014 28.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +13.2%
2018 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 25.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 28.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2
2010s 27.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 25 New Zealand 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 26 Austria 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 27 Hungary 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 29 Sweden 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 30 Czechia 29.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 31 Romania 28.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Malta?
Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Malta was 29.85 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 25.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2010.
How does Malta rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Malta ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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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.