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Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) by country

Countries reporting
38
Highest
25.0%
Estonia
Lowest
3.0%
Malta
Median
16.0%
Years covered
13
1994–2006
Data points
494

What the numbers show

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 25.0% in Estonia; the lowest is 3.0% in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.0%, and the mean is 15.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Estonia 25.0% 2005 down 7.4% falling
1 Estonia 25.0% 2005 down 7.4% falling
3 Cyprus 24.0% 2006 down 14.3% falling
4 Slovakia 22.0% 2006 down 4.3% flat
4 Slovakia 22.0% 2006 down 4.3% flat
4 Germany 22.0% 2006 up 4.8% rising
7 United Kingdom 21.0% 2006 down 12.5% falling
7 United Kingdom 21.0% 2006 down 12.5% falling
9 Finland 20.0% 2006 up 17.6% rising
9 Austria 20.0% 2006 unchanged falling
11 Switzerland 19.0% 2006 down 17.4% falling
12 Netherlands 18.0% 2005 down 21.7% falling
12 Czechia 18.0% 2006 down 14.3% falling
12 Netherlands 18.0% 2005 down 21.7% falling
15 Denmark 17.0% 2006 up 13.3% rising
16 Norway 16.0% 2006 unchanged flat
16 Latvia 16.0% 2006 down 20.0% falling
16 Lithuania 16.0% 2006 down 27.3% falling
16 Sweden 16.0% 2006 down 5.9% flat
16 Latvia 16.0% 2006 down 20.0% falling
16 Lithuania 16.0% 2006 down 27.3% falling
22 Bulgaria 14.0% 2006 down 36.4% falling
22 Luxembourg 14.0% 2006 down 26.3% falling
22 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
25 Spain 13.0% 2006 down 7.1% rising
26 Poland 12.0% 2006 down 20.0% falling
26 Poland 12.0% 2006 down 20.0% falling
28 Hungary 11.0% 2006 down 52.2% falling
28 France 11.0% 2006 down 15.4% falling
30 Romania 10.0% 2006 down 58.3% falling
30 Greece 10.0% 2006 down 33.3% falling
32 Italy 9.0% 2005 up 12.5% flat
32 Ireland 9.0% 2006 down 57.1% falling
34 Portugal 8.0% 2006 up 33.3% rising
34 Slovenia 8.0% 2006 down 46.7% falling
34 Slovenia 8.0% 2006 down 46.7% falling
37 Belgium 7.0% 2006 down 30.0% falling
38 Malta 3.0% 2006 down 72.7% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 494 data points, 1994–2006
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