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Biggest gender pay gaps in Europe

European countries ranked by the unadjusted gender pay gap, from Eurostat.

Leading: Estonia (18.8%), Czechia (18.5%), Austria (17.6%).

  1. 1Estonia18.8%
  2. 2Czechia18.5%
  3. 3Austria17.6%
  4. 4Hungary16.9%
  5. 5Finland16.3%
  6. 6Switzerland16.0%
  7. 7Slovakia15.7%
  8. 8Germany15.6%
  9. 9Denmark14.0%
  10. 10Latvia13.9%
  11. 11Greece13.4%
  12. 12Norway13.0%
  13. 13Bulgaria12.0%
  14. 14Cyprus11.8%
  15. 15France11.8%
  16. 16Netherlands11.2%
  17. 17Sweden11.2%
  18. 18Iceland11.1%
  19. 19Lithuania10.0%
  20. 20Ireland8.3%
  21. 21Slovenia8.0%
  22. 22Spain7.3%
  23. 23Portugal7.0%
  24. 24Croatia6.6%
  25. 25Italy5.3%
  26. 26Malta4.9%
  27. 27Poland4.0%
  28. 28Romania3.7%
  29. 29Belgium0.7%
  30. 30Luxembourg-0.8%

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Source: Eurostat. 30 countries with data. Data updated 2026-07.