Unadjusted gender pay gap in Switzerland
In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Switzerland was 16.0%. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Switzerland, 2024
16.0%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
−1.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
11.1%p (Provisional)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
11.8%
Position in 2024
6th of 30
Unadjusted gender pay gap in Switzerland 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.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.0%p (provisional) | 11.1%p (provisional) |
| 2023 | 17.2%p (provisional) | 11.7%p (provisional) |
| 2022 | 17.0% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | 12.3% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | 14.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 14.6% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | 15.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | 15.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | 16.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | 16.2% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | 15.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2008 | 18.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 17.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 17.4%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 11.1%.