# Gender pay gap in Europe: Italy

> Gender pay gap in Europe in Italy was 6.1 % (2024).

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6.1 % |
| Period | 2024 (2024) |
| Change vs a year earlier | +2.8 percentage points |
| Frequency | year |

## Definition

Difference between men's and women's average gross hourly earnings as a share of men's earnings, in percent (unadjusted, whole economy).

Unadjusted: it does not account for occupation or hours.

## Recent periods

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 7.4 |

## Checks

Status: verified, 2026-11-01
- ok: range: latest 2024 = 10.5, allowed -10..40
- ok: fresh: latest 2024 ends 670 days ago, max 900

## Source and use

Data: Eurostat, dataset earn_gr_gpgr2, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Feel free to cite with a link to the page.

Page: https://swedenmetrics.com/eu-gender-pay-gap/italy-IT
Svenska: https://swedenmetrics.com/sv/eu-gender-pay-gap/italy-IT