Hourly earnings male vs female in Italy

Italy: Hourly earnings male vs female was 14.67 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
14.67
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
15th
of 64 countries
All-time high
14.67
in 2020
All-time low
9.88
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Hourly earnings male vs female in Italy, 2008–2020

0510152008201420202008: 9.92009: 10.32010: 10.52011: 10.62012: 10.82013: 112014: 11.32015: 11.32016: 11.82017: 122018: 12.22019: 13.22020: 14.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Italy recorded 14.67 for hourly earnings male vs female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hourly earnings male vs female in Italy peaked at 14.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.88, in 2008.

That places Italy 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Hourly earnings male vs female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Hourly earnings male vs female in Italy, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 9.88
2009 10.29 +4.1%
2010 10.5 +2.1%
2011 10.63 +1.3%
2012 10.8 +1.5%
2013 11.03 +2.1%
2014 11.28 +2.2%
2015 11.27 -0.0%
2016 11.76 +4.3%
2017 11.96 +1.7%
2018 12.22 +2.2%
2019 13.21 +8.1%
2020 14.67 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.08 9.88 10.29 2
2010s 11.46 10.5 13.21 10
2020s 14.67 14.67 14.67 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 12 Israel 17.79 compare
  2. 13 Slovakia 17.38 compare
  3. 14 Czechia 16.95 compare
  4. 16 Portugal 14.55 compare
  5. 17 Chile 13.65 compare
  6. 18 Türkiye 13.57 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hourly earnings male vs female in Italy?
Hourly earnings male vs female in Italy was 14.67 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 14.67 in 2020.
What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 9.88 in 2008.
How does Italy rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
Italy ranks 15th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hourly earnings male vs female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 928 data points, 1990–2025
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