Unadjusted gender pay gap in Finland

In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Finland was 16.3%.

Measure: Unadjusted gender pay gap Unit: % of men's average gross hourly earnings Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Source flag bp”.
Finland, 2024 16.3%bp (Source flag bp) % of men's average gross hourly earnings
Change from 2023 −0.5percentage points 2023: 16.8% Break in series at 2024: part of this change may come from a change in method.
European Union, 2024 11.1%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 11.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 5th of 30 See the full ranking

Unadjusted gender pay gap in Finland 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), 2007 to 2024
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2024 16.3%bp (break in time series, provisional) 11.1%p (provisional)
2023 16.8%p (provisional) 11.7%p (provisional)
2022 16.0% 12.2%
2021 16.9% 12.3%
2020 16.9% 12.7%
2019 16.7% 13.7%
2018 16.9% 14.4%
2017 17.1% 14.6%
2016 17.5% 15.1%
2015 17.5% 15.5%
2014 18.4% 15.7%
2013 18.8% 16.0%
2012 19.2% 16.4%
2011 19.1% 16.2%
2010 20.3% 15.8%
2009 20.8% –
2008 20.5% –
2007 20.2% –

Flags: p provisional; bp break in time series, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 16.8% in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.4%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 5th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 11.1%.

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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
2007 to 2024 for Finland
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat