Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria
Austria: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings was 17.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria, 2000–2015
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria is 17.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria peaked at 24.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2015.
That places Austria 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 7 Finland 18.1% compare
- 7 United States 18.1% compare
- 9 Germany 17.1% compare
- 11 Switzerland 16.9% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 16.8% compare
- 13 Mexico 16.5% compare
More work & labour data for Austria
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria?
- Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Austria was 17.0% in 2015, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
- Is unadjusted gender gap in median earnings rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is defined as the difference between median earnings of men and women relative to median earnings of men. Estimates refer to full-time employees and to self-employed workers.