Belgium - Gender pay gap halved since 2010 - March 31, 2022

The gender pay gap halved between 2010 and 2020. According to figures from the statistical office Statbel, in 2020, women earned on average 5.3% less per hour than men, down from 10.2% ten years earlier. The figures, however, also show that the wage gap increases with age: while it is as low as 3.4% for people aged 25 to 34, it increases to 8.9% for people aged 55 to 64.

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