Gender pay gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap representing the percentage difference in average gross hourly earnings from Eurostat.
- Source
- Eurostat
- Indicator code in source
- sdg_05_20
- Unit of measure
- percent
- Year
- 2002–2024
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
Indicator comparison
Pay gap and participation
Range of Gender pay gap: 2002–2024. Range of Female labour participation: 1990–2025.
Unadjusted gender pay gap and female labour-force participation rate.
The gender pay gap Gender pay gap reflects wage rate differences, while Female labour participation tracks the share of women participating in the workforce.
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Female labour participation
Female labour-force participation rate for ages 15 and older from the ILO and World Bank. Best read alongside overall labour participation Labour force participation.
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
- Indicator code in source
- SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS
- Unit of measure
- percent
- Year
- 1990–2025
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
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Gender pay gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap representing the percentage difference in average gross hourly earnings from Eurostat.
About this series
Unadjusted gender pay gap, % of men’s average hourly earnings. Eurostat.
Indicator definition
Unadjusted gender pay gap representing the difference between average gross hourly earnings of male and female employees from Eurostat. See also: Female labour participation.
How to read the data
A wage gap, not a participation rate. Pair: Female labour participation.
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 45710e9d1138
Longseries, “Gender pay gap”. Eurostat (sdg_05_20), 2002–2024, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Eurostat reuse policy. Data SHA-256: 45710e9d11388d93d97edf2eb2b435a46a071d7011d9a116569f0732e09445eb. https://longseries.com/en/d/eu-gender-pay-gap/Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Estonia; lowest — Luxembourg
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2018 | 19.8%19.8%↓−1.0 pp |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxEstonia | 2024 | 18.8%18.8%↓−0.8 pp |
| Czechia | 2024 | 18.5%18.5%↑+0.5 pp |
| Austria | 2024 | 17.6%17.6%↓−0.7 pp |
| Hungary | 2024 | 16.9%16.9%↓−0.9 pp |
| Finland | 2024 | 16.3%16.3%↓−0.5 pp |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 16%16%↓−1.2 pp |
| Slovakia | 2024 | 15.7%15.7%→0.0 pp |
Remaining locations (25)
Data coverage
- Poland: 2002–2024; observations: 20; missing years: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
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20 rows for Poland
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Period statistics
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Poland
7.5→4.0
- Total change
- −3.5 pp
- Period
- 2002–2024
Poland: 7.5 (2002) → 4.0 (2024). Difference: −3.5 pp. Peak value of 14.9 in 2007; lowest value of 4.0 in 2024.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 4% |
| 2023 | Poland | 5.9% |
| 2022 | Poland | 7.8% |
| 2021 | Poland | 6.2% |
| 2020 | Poland | 4.5% |
| 2019 | Poland | 6.5% |
| 2018 | Poland | 8.5% |
| 2017 | Poland | 7% |
| 2016 | Poland | 7.1% |
| 2015 | Poland | 7.3% |
| 2014 | Poland | 7.7% |
| 2013 | Poland | 7.1% |
| 2012 | Poland | 6.4% |
| 2011 | Poland | 5.5% |
| 2010 | Poland | 4.5% |
| 2009 | Poland | 8% |
| 2008 | Poland | 11.4% |
| 2007 | Poland | 14.9% |
| 2006 | Poland | 7.5% |
| 2002 | Poland | 7.5% |
Female labour participation
Female labour-force participation rate for ages 15 and older from the ILO and World Bank. Best read alongside overall labour participation Labour force participation.
About this series
Female labour-force participation, 15+. ILO via the World Bank. Same countries as Labour force participation.
Indicator definition
Female labour force participation rate (ages 15+) according to ILO methodology.
How to read the data
The total population and women are two separate series. Pair: Labour force participation. Do not average them.
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 59b58da04048
Longseries, “Female labour participation”. World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS), 1990–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 59b58da04048fd674ed3d78809da27920d5c6b6937c8fa295435c46f81b20398. https://longseries.com/en/d/female-labour/Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Netherlands; lowest — India
Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxNetherlands | 2025 | 62.7%62.7%↓−0.2 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 61.5%61.5%↓−0.1 pp |
| China | 2025 | 59.1%59.1%↓−0.3 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 57.3%57.3%↓−0.2 pp |
| United States | 2025 | 56.3%56.3%↓−0.2 pp |
| Japan | 2025 | 55.9%55.9%↑+0.3 pp |
| Germany | 2025 | 55.3%55.3%↓−0.3 pp |
| Czechia | 2025 | 53.5%53.5%↓−0.2 pp |
Remaining locations (7)
Data coverage
- Poland: 1990–2025; observations: 36; missing years: 0
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
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36 rows for Poland
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Period statistics
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Poland
53.5→51.6
- Total change
- −1.9 pp
- Period
- 1990–2025
Poland: 53.5 (1990) → 51.6 (2025). Difference: −1.9 pp. Peak value of 53.6 in 1991; lowest value of 46.7 in 2007.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 51.6% |
| 2024 | Poland | 51.9% |
| 2023 | Poland | 52.2% |
| 2022 | Poland | 51.6% |
| 2021 | Poland | 51% |
| 2020 | Poland | 49.3% |
| 2019 | Poland | 49.6% |
| 2018 | Poland | 49.9% |
| 2017 | Poland | 49.8% |
| 2016 | Poland | 49.6% |
| 2015 | Poland | 49.5% |
| 2014 | Poland | 49.5% |
| 2013 | Poland | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Poland | 49.4% |
| 2011 | Poland | 49% |
| 2010 | Poland | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Poland | 47.8% |
| 2008 | Poland | 47.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Poland | 46.9% |