IT · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Italy, 2021
Gender employment gap
38.4
Italy, 2021
▼ 2.5% vs 2020 (39.4)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's gender employment gap decreased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 38.4.
Italy accounts for 176.1% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.5% (from 39.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
176.1%
EU-27: 21.8
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060