Across the whole world, women earn less than men. Worldwide, they earn 35 percent of total income before tax. However, there are striking regional differences; whereas female workers in Europe and North America earn nearly 40 percent of the total income, women in the Middle East and North Africa earn less than 15 percent of it.
Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region
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Statistics on Poverty and inequality worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Most worrying topics worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of world population living in poverty 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Poverty rate worldwide 1990-2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest poverty rate worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Gender poverty gaps worldwide 2020-2021 (with a forecast to 2030), by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic People living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019, by region
Poverty gaps and multidimensional poverty
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- Premium Statistic Prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Problems facing the multidimensionally poor worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest poverty gaps worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 2019
Hunger and starvation
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- Basic Statistic Prevalence of starving people worldwide 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of undernourishment worldwide 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Global Hunger Index 2022: countries most affected by hunger
- Basic Statistic Latin America: food insecurity prevalence 2021
- Premium Statistic Prevalence of undernourishment in Africa 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of people facing food insecurity in Ukraine 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Percentage of stunted children worldwide under the age of 5 from 2012 to 2020
Access to drinking water
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- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water worldwide 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Africa 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in MENA 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Asia 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, by country
Electricity access
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- Basic Statistic Global population without electricity access 2000-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest access rate to electricity 2020
- Basic Statistic Global population without access to electricity 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of population with electricity access in Africa 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Population share without access to electricity in Latin America 2001-2019
- Premium Statistic Share of population electricity access APAC 2018, by country
- Basic Statistic African population without electricity 2000-2021
Child mortality
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- Basic Statistic Countries with highest mortality rate among children aged under five 2020
- Premium Statistic Children under age 5 mortality rate worldwide 1990-2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Deaths of children under age 5 worldwide 1990-2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Projected global infant mortality rate 1990-2100
Inequality
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- Premium Statistic Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of the global wealth held by the poorest 50 percent 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Global wealth distribution 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2019
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- Income inequality between top 10 and bottom 50 percent share in India 2010-2021
- Gini coefficient for rural and urban regions in India in 2011
- Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2019
- Global wealth distribution 2021, by region
- People living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019, by region
- Gini coefficient for India in selected years 1983-2019
- Development of average national income and GDP in India 2010-2021
- Annual inflation rate of households' market basket in Mexico 2022, by income level
- Share of the population living in poverty by race in the United States 1959-2019
- Gini coefficient in Angola, by area 2018-2019
- Gini coefficient in Angola 2018-2019, by province
- Income distribution in Angola, by quintile 2018-2019
- Share of the population by income level in Latin America 2022
- People living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America 1990-2022
- People cutting on food, medication or doctor visits due to poverty in Finland 2018
- Population at risk of poverty or exclusion in Spain 2020, by gender and education
- Transfer of wealth between generations in the Netherlands 1995-2020
- Number of people living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day worldwide 1990-2019
- Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2010-2021
- Poverty gap worldwide at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day 1990-2019, by region
- Countries with the highest prevalence of multidimensional poverty worldwide 2016-2021
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World Inequality Lab. (December 3, 2021). Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/
World Inequality Lab. "Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region." Chart. December 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/
World Inequality Lab. (2021). Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/
World Inequality Lab. "Share of Income in The World Held by Women in 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/
World Inequality Lab, Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Share of income in the world held by women in 2019, by region [Graph], World Inequality Lab, December 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341665/income-women-worldwide-region/