DE · 2016 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Germany, 2016
Gender employment gap
16.0
Germany, 2016
▼ 5.9% vs 2015 (17.0)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's gender employment gap decreased by 5.9% compared to 2015, reaching 16.0.
Germany accounts for 72.1% of the EU-27 total of 22.2.
Germany ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.3% (from 20.6 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
72.1%
EU-27: 22.2
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060