Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Denmark

Denmark: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.8706 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8706
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.8706
in 2016
All-time low
0.799
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8012005: 0.8062006: 0.8172007: 0.8182008: 0.7992009: 0.8142010: 0.8412011: 0.8582012: 0.8662013: 0.842014: 0.8542015: 0.8692016: 0.871

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.8706 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Denmark peaked at 0.8706 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.799, in 2008.

Denmark ranks 26th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8091 0.799 0.8176 6
2010s 0.8571 0.8403 0.8706 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 24 Greece 0.8732 compare
  2. 25 Malta 0.8726 compare
  3. 27 Moldova 0.8696 compare
  4. 28 Mexico 0.8667 compare
  5. 29 Costa Rica 0.8659 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Denmark?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Denmark was 0.8706 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.8706 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.799 in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Denmark ranks 26th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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