UK gender pay gap by age 2024 | Statista

In 2024, the gender pay gap in the United Kingdom for people in their 50s was 12.1 percent, compared with -0.5 percent for people aged 18 to 21.

Gender pay gap for full-time median gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2024, by age group

Characteristic	18 to 21	22 to 29	30 to 39	40 to 49	50 to 59	Over 60
2024	-0.5%	1.3%	4.4%	9.1%	12.1%	13.5%
2023	-0.2%	3%	4.7%	10.3%	11.2%	14.2%
2022	1.1%	2%	2.3%	10%	10.8%	13.5%
2021	1.1%	0.9%	2.6%	11.7%	12.1%	12%
2020	-1.7%	0.6%	1%	10.7%	11.8%	12.1%
2019	1%	2%	1.8%	11.4%	16.4%	15.7%
2018	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%	12.8%	15.6%	15.6%
2017	2.9%	2.2%	2.1%	13.7%	16.2%	12.9%
2016	3.3%	0.8%	1.6%	13.4%	16.5%	13.8%
2015	4%	-0.8%	0.6%	12.4%	17.4%	13.3%
2014	4.9%	-0.8%	-0.2%	13.7%	18%	14%
2013	1.7%	-0.7%	1%	15.7%	17.4%	12%
2012	5.7%	-3%	0.7%	15.4%	18.3%	9.5%
2011	4.3%	-2.4%	2.5%	16.9%	17.4%	11.1%
2010	2.1%	-1.8%	2.7%	16.1%	16.8%	9.1%
2009	2.1%	0.5%	6.1%	18.3%	17.2%	9%
2008	3%	0%	6.7%	19.5%	17.9%	9.9%
2007	1.5%	0.2%	6.3%	19.1%	17.6%	8%
2006	2.1%	0.3%	7.1%	18.7%	16.6%	7.9%
2005	2.2%	-0.5%	8.3%	19.9%	16.6%	7.5%
2004	3.5%	0.5%	8.9%	20.9%	19.8%	7.3%
2003	3.4%	1.7%	9.5%	21.8%	20.2%	10.6%
2002	5.3%	3.2%	8.8%	22.3%	21.9%	14%
2001	4.7%	4.9%	9.4%	23.3%	21%	12.8%
2000	5.7%	5.2%	10.2%	22.9%	21%	13.2%
1999	7.5%	5.8%	9.9%	23.5%	21.7%	14.5%
1998	6.7%	5.6%	10.6%	24.8%	21.6%	17.3%
1997	6%	5.8%	11%	24%	21.6%	14.7%

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November 2024

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1997 to 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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