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title: "Moldova gender pay gap widens to 15% in 2025"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/83893/moldova-gender-pay-gap-widens-to-15-in-2025
published: 2026-08-25T09:00:45Z
language: en
author: "Liubomir Guțu"
section: "Economic"
source: moldova1.md
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# Moldova gender pay gap widens to 15% in 2025

> Women in Moldova earned on average 15% less than their male counterparts in 2025, despite making up more than half of the country’s employed workforce.

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Women in Moldova earned on average 15% less than their male counterparts in 2025, despite making up more than half of the country’s employed workforce.

According to official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the average gross monthly earnings stood at €716 (approx. 14,400 MDL) for women, compared to €845 (approx. 17,000 MDL) for men—a gap of €129 per month.

**Highest disparities observed in tech and financial services**

Men secured higher earnings across most economic sectors, with the most pronounced pay gaps emerging in high-yield industries.

In the information and communication sector, men outearned women by 36.6%, representing an absolute difference of €841 (approx. 16,914 MDL) per month.

Financial and insurance activities recorded a 36.0% disparity in favor of men, amounting to €651 (approx. 13,098 MDL). A significant wage difference of 28.1%, or €314 (approx. 6,315 MDL), was also registered in healthcare and social assistance.

**Limited sectors where female earnings exceeded male wages**

Women recorded marginally higher average earnings in only a few industries across the economy.

Female employees earned slightly more in transportation and storage (+1.7%, or €11), mining and quarrying (+0.9%, or €6), energy and utility supply (+0.8%, or €10), and education (+0.5%, or €3).

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**Demographic dominance contrasts with sectoral segregation**

In 2025, women accounted for 344,400 employees, representing 52.8% of the country’s total payroll workforce.

Female workers dominated public sector domains, comprising 80.8% of staff in healthcare and social assistance, 77.5% in education, and 66.9% in other collective and personal service activities.

Conversely, men remained heavily concentrated in physical and industrial sectors. Male workers represented 87.8% of employees in mining and quarrying, 87.7% in construction, and 75.3% across both utility supply and waste remediation activities.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**

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