Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (65+) by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
1.03
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.53
Albania
Median
0.82
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
764
What the numbers show
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (65+) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 1.03 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.53 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.82, and the mean is 0.7886.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 12.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 31.6%).
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.03 | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 2 | France | 0.97 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.93 | 2025 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.92 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 0.92 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 0.91 | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 0.91 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 0.9 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 0.89 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 0.89 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.87 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.87 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 0.85 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 0.85 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.84 | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 0.84 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 0.82 | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 0.82 | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 0.82 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 0.81 | 2025 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 0.8 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 0.78 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.75 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 0.74 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.74 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 0.73 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 0.72 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.7 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 0.7 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2025 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0.68 | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 0.63 | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0.61 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.59 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.58 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.54 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 0.53 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.