Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
21.9
Croatia
Lowest
-11.1
Ireland
Median
6.65
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
486
What the numbers show
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 21.9 in Croatia; the lowest is -11.1 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.65, and the mean is 6.67.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 302.4%).
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 21.9 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 21.9 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 17.6 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 16.1 | 2024 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 14.3 | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 14.3 | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 14 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 13 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 8 | Slovakia | 13 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 11.8 | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 11.2 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 11.2 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 10 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 7.9 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 7.5 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 7.5 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 5.8 | 2022 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 5.7 | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 5.7 | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 3.1 | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 2.4 | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 2 | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 1.7 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.1 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.1 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0.6 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | -1.4 | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Romania | -2.3 | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | -2.3 | 2024 | down 165.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Malta | -3.5 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | -8.3 | 2024 | down 302.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | -11.1 | 2022 | down 216.8% | volatile |