Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway
Norway: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2016
All-time low
26.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway peaked at 39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 1997.
Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 1998 | 27.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 27.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 29.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 30.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 31.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 32.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 32.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 33.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 39.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 39.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 38.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 37.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 26.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 27.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 27.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 33.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 34.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Denmark 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 15 Japan 37.96 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
- 19 Iceland 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Norway was 37.47 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.