Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium

Belgium: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector was 0.7659 using median in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7659 using median
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
30th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7889 using median
in 2015
All-time low
0.7075 using median
in 2007
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.724 using median2005: 0.725 using median2006: 0.741 using median2007: 0.707 using median2008: 0.745 using median2009: 0.758 using median2010: 0.741 using median2011: 0.758 using median2012: 0.767 using median2013: 0.714 using median2014: 0.766 using median2015: 0.789 using median2016: 0.766 using median2017: 0.775 using median2018: 0.766 using median

Source: World Bank. Measured in using median.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium is 0.7659 using median, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium peaked at 0.7889 using median in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7075 using median, in 2007.

That places Belgium 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median) in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year using median Change
2004 0.7237 using median
2005 0.7253 using median +0.2%
2006 0.7413 using median +2.2%
2007 0.7075 using median -4.6%
2008 0.7451 using median +5.3%
2009 0.7581 using median +1.8%
2010 0.7415 using median -2.2%
2011 0.7577 using median +2.2%
2012 0.7671 using median +1.2%
2013 0.7136 using median -7.0%
2014 0.7659 using median +7.3%
2015 0.7889 using median +3.0%
2016 0.7659 using median -2.9%
2017 0.7749 using median +1.2%
2018 0.7659 using median -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7335 using median 0.7075 using median 0.7581 using median 6
2010s 0.7602 using median 0.7136 using median 0.7889 using median 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 27 Mexico 0.7857 using median compare
  2. 28 Chile 0.7738 using median compare
  3. 29 Lithuania 0.7668 using median compare
  4. 31 Greece 0.7635 using median compare
  5. 32 Bolivia 0.7588 using median compare
  6. 33 Luxembourg 0.7574 using median compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium?
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium was 0.7659 using median in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.7889 using median in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7075 using median in 2007.
How does Belgium rank for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Belgium ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is female to male wage ratio in the private sector rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium. Statizoid. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/female-to-male-wage-ratio-in-the-private-sector-using-median/belgium/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/female-to-male-wage-ratio-in-the-private-sector-using-median/belgium/">Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Belgium</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median)
Unit
using median
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed