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Gender Gaps in Pensions Vary Greatly Within the EU

The largest gender gap in pensions are to be found in the Netherlands, where the difference between male and female pensions is almost 50 per cent. The gender imbalance is the smallest in Estonia. Finland is in the middle category compared to other Member States.

14. oktober 2015

There are wide gaps between men’s and women’s pensions within Europe, according to a fresh report by the Social Protection Committee of the EU.

The gender imbalance is particularly high in the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Germany, where women receive, on average, nearly 50 per cent less in pension than men do. The lowest pension gaps are observed in Estonia and Denmark, where the difference is only a few per cent.