Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Belgium
Belgium: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working was 16.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Belgium, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Belgium is 16.1, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 360.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Belgium peaked at 16.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 4th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | — |
| 2008 | 9.1 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | +180.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1 | +62.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9 | +41.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.7, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +180.0% | 2 | 5.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 | 9 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.68 | 2 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Belgium?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Belgium was 16.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time 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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