Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024. ▼ Falling
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
In 2024, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands stood at 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands peaked at 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of earnings of men workers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | — |
| 2010 | 77.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 78.98 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 78.99 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.01 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.84 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 80.32 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.27 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.35 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.53 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.86 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.09 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 77.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.32 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.27 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 2 Luxembourg 92.96 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 2 Poland 89.39 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 3 Latvia 86.57 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
- 5 Belgium 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 6 Australia 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 6 Estonia 82.03 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 Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Netherlands was 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2005.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.33 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 — 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). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.