Gender wage gap in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gender wage gap was 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Switzerland, 1996β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Switzerland peaked at 28.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 11th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.28 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 23.58 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 24.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 19.41 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 23.15 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 28.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 8 Japan 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 9 Israel 12.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 10 United States 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 12 Chile 11.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 13 Germany 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 14 Iceland 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Switzerland?
- Gender wage gap in Switzerland was 11.48 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for gender wage gap?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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About this data
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.