Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland, 1969–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland is 13.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland peaked at 34.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 19th 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 33.0% | 31.4% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 15.4% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 12.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 14.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Switzerland
- 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+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Switzerland was 13.3% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.