Basic information on gender equality between women and men

On this page you will find the textual content of the infographic on the Gender Equality page.

  • Population in 2022: 2,810,493 women and 2,753,477 men.
  • The average life expectancy at birth in 2022: for girls 83.8 years and for boys 78.62 years.
  • Women of persons with tertiary level degrees in 2021: 57.7%.
  • Employment rate of persons aged 15 to 64 in 2022: for women 73.8% and for men 73.9%.
  • Unemployment rate of persons aged 15 to 74 in 2022: for women 6.4% and for men 7.1%
  • Persons working in equal occupational groups in 2021 (women and men 40-60%): 10.1% of wage and salary earners.
  • Gender pay gap in 2021: women 84.3 cents and men one euro. 
  • Time used on domestic work in 2020 to 2021: women 3 h 15 min per day and men 2 h 38 min per day.
  • Women of elected MPs in 2023: 46%.