Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands
Netherlands: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▼ Falling
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands, 2002–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
In 2018, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands stood at 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands peaked at 49.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2002 and was at its lowest, 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2018.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2006 | 48.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 45.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 46.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 48.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 49.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 46.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands was 45.01 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 49.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2002.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2018.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.