Portugal’s Gender Pay Gap in Monthly Earnings, 2015–2024

Women’s average monthly earnings shortfall relative to men; percent, 2015–2024.

What the Data Shows

Portugal’s gender pay gap in average monthly earnings is tracked from 2015 through 2024. The series expresses women’s earnings shortfall relative to men as a positive percentage magnitude. The gap narrowed from 19.9% in 2015 to 14.6% in 2024. That was a reduction of 5.3 percentage points, with the lowest gap in the ten-year period recorded in 2024.

Data table

2015 19.9
2016 19.1
2017 18.3
2018 17.8
2019 17.2
2020 16.2
2021 16.0
2022 16.2

Data notes & caveats

The statistic compares average monthly earnings and does not measure differences in hours, occupations or job tenure.

Methodology

The annual rate measures women’s average monthly earnings shortfall relative to men. The source’s signed disparity is presented as a positive gap magnitude.

Source consistency notes

Every annual value uses the same national earnings concept, percent unit and population basis.

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