Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska· PPE

Nuanced

Men in Europe earn 12% more per hour than women

Omissions

• The 12% figure refers to 2023 data. More recent 2024 Eurostat data shows the gap has decreased to 11.1%.
• The speaker did not specify the year of the data.
• The European Commission and Eurostat sources were published after the session date (2026-03-09), but contain data from periods (2023-2024) that the MEP could have known.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Gender pay gap situation in the EUThe gender pay gap in the EU stands at 12% in 2023. Women earn 12.0% on average less per hour than men.
• PrimaryEurostat - Gender pay gap statisticsIn 2024, women's gross hourly earnings were on average 11.1% less than those of men in the EU.