16:45 25 February 2025
In ‘23, Women in EU earned average 12% less, 7.8% less in Poland
In 2023, the gender pay gap in the European Union stood at 12.0%, while in Poland, it was 7.8%, one of the lowest in the EU, according to Eurostat. Compared to 2022, the EU average decreased slightly from 12.2%.
There were significant differences across member states. The highest pay gaps were in Latvia (19.0%), Austria (18.3%), and Czechia (18.0%), while the lowest were in Belgium (0.7%), Italy (2.2%), and Romania (3.8%). Luxembourg was the only country where women earned 0.9% more than men.
Experts caution that a lower gap does not necessarily indicate greater gender equality, as it may reflect lower female workforce participation or part-time employment trends in certain sectors.
