Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
12.8
Lithuania
Lowest
-11.6
Luxembourg
Median
2.7
Years covered
18
2007β2024
Data points
458
What the numbers show
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 12.8 in Lithuania; the lowest is -11.6 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.7, and the mean is 3.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 345.5%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 1,600.0%).
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 12.8 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 9.3 | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Latvia | 9.1 | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 4 | Slovak Republic | 8.7 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 5 | Hungary | 8.5 | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 8.3 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 8.1 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 7.7 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 9 | Denmark | 6.3 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 5.8 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 5.3 | 2024 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 5.3 | 2018 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 13 | Cyprus | 4.4 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 4 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 15 | Croatia | 2.7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 2.7 | 2024 | up 345.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 2.2 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 1.7 | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1.5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 1.1 | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 0.9 | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Iceland | 0.7 | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Malta | -0.1 | 2024 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Germany | -0.4 | 2024 | down 106.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | -1.1 | 2024 | down 125.6% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | -3.4 | 2024 | down 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 27 | France | -5.2 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | -8.3 | 2024 | down 260.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | -11.6 | 2022 | down 87.1% | falling |