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

Denmark: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8793 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8793
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8903
in 2015
All-time low
0.8017
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8022005: 0.8242006: 0.8452007: 0.8322008: 0.8182009: 0.8192010: 0.852011: 0.8592012: 0.8532013: 0.8562014: 0.8532015: 0.892016: 0.879

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark stood at 0.8793.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark peaked at 0.8903 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8017, in 2004.

That places Denmark 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.8017
2005 0.8237 +2.7%
2006 0.8448 +2.6%
2007 0.8323 -1.5%
2008 0.8181 -1.7%
2009 0.8187 +0.1%
2010 0.8497 +3.8%
2011 0.8588 +1.1%
2012 0.853 -0.7%
2013 0.8559 +0.3%
2014 0.8534 -0.3%
2015 0.8903 +4.3%
2016 0.8793 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8232 0.8017 0.8448 6
2010s 0.8629 0.8497 0.8903 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 17 Türkiye 0.9091 compare
  2. 18 Colombia 0.9085 compare
  3. 19 Sri Lanka 0.88 compare
  4. 21 Malta 0.8726 compare
  5. 22 Mexico 0.8719 compare
  6. 23 Cambodia 0.8696 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Denmark was 0.8793 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.8903 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8017 in 2004.
How does Denmark rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Denmark ranks 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
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