Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal

Portugal: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.8315 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8315
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
35th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8315
in 2016
All-time low
0.761
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.7612005: 0.7712006: 0.7662007: 0.82008: 0.7692009: 0.792010: 0.8252011: 0.8192012: 0.7982013: 0.8122014: 0.7982015: 0.8122016: 0.831

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal stood at 0.8315. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal peaked at 0.8315 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.761, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 35th of 71 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.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.761
2005 0.7714 +1.4%
2006 0.766 -0.7%
2007 0.8 +4.4%
2008 0.7692 -3.8%
2009 0.7903 +2.7%
2010 0.8246 +4.3%
2011 0.8188 -0.7%
2012 0.798 -2.5%
2013 0.8119 +1.7%
2014 0.7976 -1.8%
2015 0.8125 +1.9%
2016 0.8315 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7763 0.761 0.8 6
2010s 0.8135 0.7976 0.8315 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 32 Romania 0.8375 compare
  2. 33 Costa Rica 0.8341 compare
  3. 34 Brazil 0.8333 compare
  4. 36 Sweden 0.8241 compare
  5. 37 Italy 0.8201 compare
  6. 38 Croatia 0.8108 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Portugal was 0.8315 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8315 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.761 in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Portugal ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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