Gender wage gap in Germany

Germany: Gender wage gap was 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
13th
of 38 countries
All-time high
28.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2005
All-time low
11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Gender wage gap in Germany, 1992–2024

01020301992200820241992: 23.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1993: 24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1994: 24.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1995: 24.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1996: 25 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1997: 22.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1998: 24.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile1999: 19.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2000: 24.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2001: 24.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2002: 23.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2003: 26.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2004: 24.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2005: 28.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2006: 19.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2007: 18.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2008: 19.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2009: 21.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2010: 19.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2011: 19.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2012: 17.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2013: 13.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2014: 18.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2015: 16.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2016: 14.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2017: 11.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2018: 18.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2019: 11.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2020: 15.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2021: 17.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2022: 12 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2023: 13.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2024: 11.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

Analysis

Germany recorded 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Germany peaked at 28.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.

Germany ranks 13th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 19.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 25 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 8
2000s 23.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 18.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 28.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 10
2010s 16.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 11.09 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 19.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 10
2020s 13.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 17.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 10 United States 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  2. 11 Switzerland 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  3. 12 Chile 11.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  4. 14 Iceland 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  5. 15 Ireland 10.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  6. 16 Argentina 10 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare

See the full ranking of 49 places β†’

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All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is gender wage gap in Germany?
Gender wage gap in Germany was 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 28.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2005.
What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
How does Germany rank for gender wage gap?
Germany ranks 13th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.