demographic1970

Real wage growth (average annual growth rate, 1970-2011)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1970; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data14 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.2%
Median: 2.3%
Countries Covered
14
with available data
Highest
Finland
3.1%
Lowest
United States of America
0.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Finland3.1%
2United Kingdom2.9%
3Germany2.6%
4Norway2.6%
5France2.6%
By Region
Europe2.4%(11 countries)
Asia1.9%(1 countries)
North America1.1%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.8%)High (3.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2%)

Europe (11)
Asia (1)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1970; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Finland3.1%
2United Kingdom2.9%
3Germany2.6%
4Norway2.6%
5France2.6%
6Denmark2.5%
7Belgium2.3%
8Sweden2.3%
9Italy2.2%
10Japan1.9%
11Netherlands1.9%
12Canada1.4%
13Spain1.1%
14United States of America0.8%
Showing 14 of 14 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (1970).

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