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

Portugal: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
World rank
21st
of 35 countries
All-time high
46.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2006
All-time low
34.71 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 Portugal, 2002–2018

010203040502002201020182002: 41.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: 46.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: 41.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: 40.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: 34.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Portugal peaked at 46.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2018.

Portugal ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Portugal, 2002 to 2018.
Year Percentage of prime-age employees wage Change
2002 41.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
2006 46.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +12.2%
2010 41.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -11.4%
2014 40.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -0.7%
2018 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 41.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 46.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2
2010s 38.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 41.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 18 Switzerland 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 19 Iceland 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 20 Finland 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 22 Spain 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 23 France 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 24 Belgium 32.8 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 Portugal?
Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Portugal was 34.71 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 46.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2006.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018.
How does Portugal rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Portugal ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.