Average gender pension gap by age group by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
39.4%
Malta
Lowest
2.9%
Slovenia
Median
18.9%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
477
What the numbers show
Average gender pension gap by age group is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 39.4% in Malta; the lowest is 2.9% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.9%, and the mean is 17.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 75.1%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 85.8%).
Average gender pension gap by age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 39.4% | 2025 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 35.3% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 33.5% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 33.5% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | Switzerland | 30.2% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 29.5% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 28.6% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 27.0% | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 26.5% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | France | 25.4% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 11 | Cyprus | 24.0% | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 23.7% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 23.3% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 23.2% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 21.5% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 21.2% | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 19.7% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 19.7% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 19.2% | 2025 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Croatia | 19.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 19.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 18.9% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 18.7% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 17.9% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 17.4% | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 15.6% | 2025 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 15.6% | 2025 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 15.1% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 14.7% | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 14.1% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 8.9% | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 8.1% | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 4.5% | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 4.5% | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 4.1% | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 4.0% | 2025 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 3.4% | 2024 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 80.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.