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

Netherlands: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.6349 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6349
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.6494
in 2005
All-time low
0.5584
in 2007
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 2005–2016

00.20.40.62005201020162005: 0.6492006: 0.572007: 0.5582008: 0.5862009: 0.5932010: 0.6152011: 0.6152012: 0.6082013: 0.6142014: 0.6162015: 0.6362016: 0.635

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.6349 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.6494 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5584, in 2007.

Netherlands ranks 70th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5914 0.5584 0.6494 5
2010s 0.6199 0.6085 0.6359 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 67 Armenia 0.6667 compare
  2. 68 Mauritius 0.655 compare
  3. 69 Korea 0.6538 compare
  4. 71 Pakistan 0.6277 compare
  5. 72 Ghana 0.6137 compare
  6. 73 Germany 0.5846 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.6349 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6494 in 2005.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5584 in 2007.
How does Netherlands rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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