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

Portugal: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8367 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8367
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
31st
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8372
in 2011
All-time low
0.7634
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.7682005: 0.7732006: 0.7632007: 0.8072008: 0.7722009: 0.7922010: 0.8262011: 0.8372012: 0.7882013: 0.8062014: 0.812015: 0.8082016: 0.837

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Portugal stood at 0.8367.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Portugal peaked at 0.8372 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7634, in 2006.

That places Portugal 31st 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7684
2005 0.7725 +0.5%
2006 0.7634 -1.2%
2007 0.8071 +5.7%
2008 0.7719 -4.4%
2009 0.7923 +2.6%
2010 0.8258 +4.2%
2011 0.8372 +1.4%
2012 0.7882 -5.8%
2013 0.806 +2.2%
2014 0.8096 +0.5%
2015 0.8082 -0.2%
2016 0.8367 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7793 0.7634 0.8071 6
2010s 0.816 0.7882 0.8372 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Hungary 0.8548 compare
  2. 29 Lithuania 0.8475 compare
  3. 30 Egypt 0.84 compare
  4. 32 Bangladesh 0.8333 compare
  5. 33 Sweden 0.8316 compare
  6. 34 Chile 0.825 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Portugal?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Portugal was 0.8367 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8372 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7634 in 2006.
How does Portugal rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Portugal ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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