Unadjusted gender pay gap in Netherlands

In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Netherlands was 11.2%. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.

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 “Provisional”.
Netherlands, 2024 11.2%p (Provisional) % of men's average gross hourly earnings
Change from 2023 −1.3percentage points 2023: 12.5%
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 16th of 30 See the full ranking

Unadjusted gender pay gap in Netherlands 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 NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 11.2%p (provisional) 11.1%p (provisional)
2023 12.5%p (provisional) 11.7%p (provisional)
2022 14.0% 12.2%
2021 14.3% 12.3%
2020 14.7% 12.7%
2019 14.9% 13.7%
2018 14.7% 14.4%
2017 15.1% 14.6%
2016 15.6% 15.1%
2015 16.1% 15.5%
2014 17.0% 15.7%
2013 17.2% 16.0%
2012 18.0% 16.4%
2011 18.8% 16.2%
2010 17.8% 15.8%
2009 18.5% –
2008 18.9% –
2007 19.3% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 12.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.0%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 16th 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 Netherlands
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat