Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Belgium
Belgium: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023. β² Rising
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Belgium, 2005β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Belgium peaked at 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2014.
That places Belgium 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.37 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 84.37 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 84.37 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 79.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 88.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.29 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 87.63 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Luxembourg 92.96 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 3 Costa Rica 92.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 4 Portugal 91.91 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 6 Australia 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 7 Chile 87.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 8 Czechia 87.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Belgium?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Belgium was 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level β Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment).</p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026.</p><p>For more information, please consult the <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html><i>Education at a Glance</i></a> web page and the <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-en><i>OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications</i></a>.