Unadjusted gender pay gap in European Union

In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in the European Union was 11.1%. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Unadjusted gender pay gap Unit: % of men's average gross hourly earnings Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
European Union, 2024 11.1%p (Provisional) % of men's average gross hourly earnings
Change from 2023 −0.6percentage points 2023: 11.7%

Unadjusted gender pay gap in European Union over time

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% of men's average gross hourly earnings. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Unadjusted gender pay gap (% of men's average gross hourly earnings), 2010 to 2024
Period European Union
2024 11.1%p (provisional)
2023 11.7%p (provisional)
2022 12.2%
2021 12.3%
2020 12.7%
2019 13.7%
2018 14.4%
2017 14.6%
2016 15.1%
2015 15.5%
2014 15.7%
2013 16.0%
2012 16.4%
2011 16.2%
2010 15.8%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 11.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 15.7%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
earn_gr_gpgr2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC nace_r2=B-S_X_O
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for European Union
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat