Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
25.0%
Estonia
Lowest
3.0%
Malta
Median
15.0%
Years covered
13
1994–2006
Data points
409
What the numbers show
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 25.0% in Estonia; the lowest is 3.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 14.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 72.7%).
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 25.0% | 2005 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 2 | Cyprus | 24.0% | 2006 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 22.0% | 2006 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 22.0% | 2006 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 21.0% | 2006 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 20.0% | 2006 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 20.0% | 2006 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 19.0% | 2006 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 18.0% | 2006 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 18.0% | 2005 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2006 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 16.0% | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 16.0% | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Lithuania | 16.0% | 2006 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 16.0% | 2006 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 14.0% | 2005 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 14.0% | 2006 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 14.0% | 2006 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 13.0% | 2006 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 12.0% | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 11.0% | 2006 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 21 | France | 11.0% | 2006 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 10.0% | 2006 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 10.0% | 2006 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 9.0% | 2005 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 9.0% | 2006 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 8.0% | 2006 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2006 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 7.0% | 2006 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 30 | Malta | 3.0% | 2006 | down 72.7% | falling |