Gender equality in Europe - Statistics & Facts

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European country with greatest gender equality
Iceland
Average gender pay gap in the EU
12.7%
EU country with largest gender pay gap
Estonia (21.3%)

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Economic (in)equality

  • Premium Statistic Inequality in Europe: female share of total labor income in Europe 1991-2019
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  • Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in European countries 2022
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Social (in)equality

Discrimination, harassment & violence against women

  • Premium Statistic Number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2022
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  • Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Europe 2018
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Public opinion on gender (in)equality

  • Premium Statistic Europeans who think that sexual violence towards women is an important issue 2019
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