Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
61.2%
Bulgaria
Lowest
12.7%
Czechia
Median
26.4%
Years covered
26
1999β2024
Data points
547
What the numbers show
Regional disparities in gender employment gap (NUTS level 2) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 61.2% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 12.7% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.4%, and the mean is 29.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 239.3%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 44.9%).
Regional disparities in gender employment gap: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 61.2% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 58.5% | 2021 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 3 | France | 46.5% | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 41.4% | 2024 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium | 35.2% | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 30.8% | 2024 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 30.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 30.3% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 29.4% | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 29.4% | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 26.4% | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 25.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 24.7% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 22.4% | 2024 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 22.4% | 2024 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 22.2% | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 20.0% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 20.0% | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 19.6% | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 13.3% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 12.7% | 2024 | up 86.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.