Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Portugal
Portugal: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Portugal, 1998–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 7.2% for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Portugal peaked at 10.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2017.
That places Portugal 34th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 10.9% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Portugal?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Portugal was 7.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.