Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
97.4
Finland
Lowest
8.5
Czechia
Median
31.1
Years covered
27
1999β2025
Data points
565
What the numbers show
Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 97.4 in Finland; the lowest is 8.5 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.1, and the mean is 32.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 282.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 39.3%).
Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 97.4 | 2025 | up 282.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 48.1 | 2025 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 47.5 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 38.5 | 2025 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 37.8 | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 35 | 2025 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 34.3 | 2025 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 34.2 | 2025 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 32.9 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 31.3 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 31.1 | 2025 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 29.4 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 29.4 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 28.7 | 2025 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 26.5 | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 22.4 | 2024 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 20 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 19.4 | 2025 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 14.9 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 11.6 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 8.5 | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.