The difference between the earnings of women and men shrank slightly over the past years. Considering the controlled gender pay gap, which measures the median salary for men and women with the same job and qualifications, women earned one U.S. cent less. By comparison, the uncontrolled gender pay gap measures the median salary for all men and all women across all sectors and industries and regardless of location and qualification. In 2025, the uncontrolled gender pay gap in the world stood at 0.83, meaning that women earned 0.83 dollars for every dollar earned by men.

Annual gender pay gap estimates for UK employees by age, occupation, industry, full-time and part-time, region and other geographies, and public and private sector. Compiled from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

In 2023, Latvia recorded the highest gender gap among Central and Eastern European countries, followed by Czechia. The gender gap in Latvia amounted to ** percent, while the EU average was ** percent. Romania reported the lowest gender gap, at *** percent.

The difference between male and female hourly earnings as a share of male earnings in the European Union was 12 percent in 2023, compared with 12.9 percent in 2020. The gender pay gap has reduced significantly in the European Union since the early 2010s, when it peaked at 16.4 percent in 2012.

Most young Italians are aware that men and women are not paid the same for equal work. In a survey published in 2021, around 87 percent thought that men and women did not receive the same wage for work of equal value, while almost 13 percent believed the opposite.

During a 2024 survey carried out among marketers from the United Kingdom, it was found that women earned nearly 18 percent less than men. The gap widened in the most recent year by 1.8 percentage points.

In 2024, the difference between average hourly earnings for men and women in the United Kingdom for all workers was 13.1 percent, compared with seven percent for full-time workers, and -3 percent for part-time workers. During the provided time period, the gender pay gap was at its highest in 1997, when it was 27.5 percent for all workers. Compared with 1997, the gender pay gap has fallen by 13.2 percent for all workers, and 9.7 percent for full-time workers. Gender pay gap higher in older age groups Although the gender pay gap among younger age groups was relatively small in 2024, the double-digit pay gap evident in older age groups served to keep the overall gap high. The gender pay gap for workers aged between 18 and 21 for example was -0.5 percent, compared with 12.1percent for people in their 50s. Additionally, the gender pay gap for people aged over 60 has changed little since 1997, falling by just 1.2 percent between 1997 and 2023, compared with a 14.9 percent reduction among workers in their 40s. Positions of power As of 2024, women are unfortunately still relatively underrepresented in leadership positions at Britain’s top businesses. Among FTSE 100 companies, for example, just 9.4 percent of CEOs were female, falling to just 6.1 percent for FTSE 250 companies. Representation was better when it came to FTSE 100 boardrooms, with 44.7 percent of positions at this level being filled by women, compared with 42.6 percent at FTSE 250 companies. In the corridors of political power, the proportion of female MPs was estimated to have reached its highest ever level after the 2024 election at 41 percent, compared with just three percent in 1979.

In 2023, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 2,020 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 2,296 U.S. dollars. Male chief executives took home an average of 2,983 U.S. dollars per week, while a female in the same role could expect to take home 2,520 U.S. dollars a week.

Average hourly and median hourly gender wage ratio by National Occupational Classification (NOC), type of work, sex, and age group, last 5 years.

During the time frame displayed in Mexico, the highest pay gap share was in the third quarter of 2016 with a -16.47 percent. On the contrast, the lowest share for salary gap was in the second quarter of 2020 with a 7.99 percent.

According to a survey conducted by Ipsos in the Philippines, the majority of the respondents believed that women would be paid the same as men in 2020. Only 20 percent of the surveyed respondents were pessimistic on the gender pay gap in the country.

In 2024, Italian women earned annually about ***** euros less than men. However, the gender pay gap decreased in the last years. In 2016, it amounted to **** percent in favor of men, whereas the difference in 2022 was equal to **** percent. For 2024, it reduced to *** percent. According to JobPricing, women's annual gross salary amounted to around ****** euros in 2024. On the other hand, men had an average annual salary of approximately ****** euros. Regional differences In Italy, significant wage differences can also be observed among regions. As of 2024, regions in northern Italy registered higher average annual salaries compared to the southern regions. Lombardy had the highest average wages in the country, ****** euros per year. On the other hand, people living in Basilicata, in the south, had the lowest wages in the country, ****** euros annually. Differences in the sectors Different sectors registered various levels of pay gaps. For instance, in the banking and financial services, the difference in between the salaries of men and women favored men by ***** euros in 2020. Nonetheless, in very few sectors, the gap favors women. In the construction industry, women earned, on average, around ***** euros more than men. In the field of metallurgy and steel, women and men were equally paid.

This indicator measures the difference between male and female median earnings (gross hourly earnings excluding overtime), expressed as a percentage of male earnings. Estimates are workplace based and cover employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence. The median and mean gross weekly earnings (before deductions for Tax & National Insurance) of full-time employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence. For 2020 data, this has been expanded to include those who were not furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) but had their pay affected by absence. The self-employed are excluded from this study. This information is obtained from the Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings (ASHE). This is an Office for National Statistics (ONS) publication. For more information see ASHE Methodology and Guidance.

The 'gender pay gap' is defined as the difference between men's and women's average hourly earnings for full time workers within the information and communication sector, as a percentage of men's average hourly earnings. Within this sector in 2020, publishing activities had the highest gender pay gap in full-time employment at 24.7 percent. On the other hand, Programming and broadcasting activities had the lowest gender pay gap at 5 percent.

The global gender gap index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health-based criteria. In 2025, the country offering the most gender equal conditions was Iceland, with a score of 0.93. Overall, the Nordic countries make up 3 of the 5 most gender equal countries worldwide. The Nordic countries are known for their high levels of gender equality, including high female employment rates and evenly divided parental leave. Sudan is the second-least gender equal country Pakistan is found on the other end of the scale, ranked as the least gender equal country in the world. Conditions for civilians in the North African country have worsened significantly after a civil war broke out in April 2023. Especially girls and women are suffering and have become victims of sexual violence. Moreover, nearly 9 million people are estimated to be at acute risk of famine. The Middle East and North Africa have the largest gender gap Looking at the different world regions, the Middle East and North Africa have the largest gender gap as of 2023, just ahead of South Asia. Moreover, it is estimated that it will take another 152 years before the gender gap in the Middle East and North Africa is closed. On the other hand, Europe has the lowest gender gap in the world.

Data Series: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency) Indicator: I.13 - Gender gap in wages, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities Source year: 2021 This dataset is part of the Minimum Gender Dataset compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division. Domain: Economic structures, participation in productive activities and access to resources

As of 2023, South Korea is the country with the highest gender pay gap among OECD countries, with a **** percent difference between the genders. The gender pay gap displays the difference between the median wages of full-time employed men and full-time employed women.