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

Latest (2018)
45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Rank
1st
of 6 groups
All-time high
49.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2002
All-time low
45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Years of data
5
2002–2018

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

010203040502002201020182002: 49.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: 48.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: 45.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: 46.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: 45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

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

Annual values for Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Netherlands, 2002 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Brazil 47.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 2 Ireland 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 3 United States of America 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 4 Greece 43.57 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 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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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.