Median gender pension gap by age group by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
41.4%
Austria
Lowest
-4.2%
Montenegro
Median
16.6%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
477
What the numbers show
Median gender pension gap by age group is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 41.4% in Austria; the lowest is -4.2% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 17.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 174.6%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 133.3%).
Median gender pension gap by age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 41.4% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 2 | Malta | 39.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 39.5% | 2025 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 39.4% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 39.4% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 37.2% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 35.9% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 29.8% | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 9 | Cyprus | 28.5% | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 28.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 27.7% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 12 | France | 23.5% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 23.1% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 21.2% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 21.2% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 20.1% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 19.0% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 17.5% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 17.5% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 17.3% | 2025 | up 174.6% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 17.3% | 2025 | up 174.6% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 16.6% | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 16.4% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 15.5% | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 14.6% | 2025 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 14.3% | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 11.2% | 2025 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 10.6% | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 10.5% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 30 | Albania | 9.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 6.3% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 32 | Serbia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 5.2% | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2025 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | -1.0% | 2025 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | -1.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | -1.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Montenegro | -4.2% | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.