Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark

Denmark: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.8895 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8895
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
12th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.9978
in 2015
All-time low
0.0795
in 2008
Years of data
11
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.572005: 0.532006: 0.6132007: 0.7212008: 0.0792011: 0.5292012: 0.4872013: 0.6062014: 0.9862015: 0.9982016: 0.89

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.8895 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark peaked at 0.9978 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0795, in 2008.

Denmark ranks 12th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Denmark, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5696
2005 0.5298 -7.0%
2006 0.6127 +15.6%
2007 0.7212 +17.7%
2008 0.0795 -89.0%
2011 0.5295 +566.2%
2012 0.4866 -8.1%
2013 0.606 +24.5%
2014 0.9859 +62.7%
2015 0.9978 +1.2%
2016 0.8895 -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5026 0.0795 0.7212 5
2010s 0.7492 0.4866 0.9978 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 9 Slovenia 0.953 compare
  2. 10 El Salvador 0.913 compare
  3. 11 Chile 0.9 compare
  4. 13 Bangladesh 0.8889 compare
  5. 14 Puerto Rico 0.8847
  6. 15 Brazil 0.8708 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Denmark was 0.8895 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9978 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Denmark ranks 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 870 data points, 1970–2021
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