Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Switzerland

Switzerland: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
9th
of 25 countries
All-time high
14.5
in 2008
All-time low
10
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Switzerland, 2008–2024

0510152008201620242008: 14.52009: 14.52010: 13.42011: 14.12012: 142013: 14.12014: 14.12015: 14.22016: 12.62017: 122018: 12.72019: 12.42020: 12.22021: 11.22022: 11.32023: 11.32024: 10

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 10 for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Switzerland peaked at 14.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.

That places Switzerland 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology in Switzerland, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 14.5
2009 14.5 +0.0%
2010 13.4 -7.6%
2011 14.1 +5.2%
2012 14 -0.7%
2013 14.1 +0.7%
2014 14.1 +0.0%
2015 14.2 +0.7%
2016 12.6 -11.3%
2017 12 -4.8%
2018 12.7 +5.8%
2019 12.4 -2.4%
2020 12.2 -1.6%
2021 11.2 -8.2%
2022 11.3 +0.9%
2023 11.3 +0.0%
2024 10 -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5 14.5 14.5 2
2010s 13.36 12 14.2 10
2020s 11.2 10 12.2 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Slovakia 13 compare
  2. 7 Hungary 11.8 compare
  3. 8 Latvia 11.2 compare
  4. 10 Finland 7.9 compare
  5. 11 Poland 7.5 compare
  6. 12 Luxembourg 5.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Switzerland?
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Switzerland was 10 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
Switzerland ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
25 places, 377 data points, 2007–2024
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