Ewa Kopacz· PPE

Confirmed

The pension gap in the European Union is about 25% today

Omissions

• The claim does not specify that this refers to the gender pension gap (difference between women's and men's pensions).
• The data refers to 2024, which was the most recent available data at the time of the speech.
• The gap can be measured using average (mean) or median calculations; the average was 24.5% while the median was 25%.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Women's pension 25% lower than men's in 2024In 2024, the average pension for women aged 65 or over in the EU was 24.5% lower than that for men. The median gender pension gap was 25%.
• PrimaryEurostat - Women in the EU - Statistics ExplainedIn 2024, the EU gender pension median gap stood at 25%, meaning women aged 65 or over received pensions one quarter lower than men's.