Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Portugal
Portugal: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age was 8.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.1 for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal peaked at 8.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.5, in 2007.
That places Portugal 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.5 | — |
| 2008 | 5.2 | -1140.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | -53.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +104.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2 | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4 | +74.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | +95.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.35, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1140.0% | -0.5 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.58 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal was 8.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5 in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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