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10

Reduced Inequalities

UN Sustainable Development Goal 10

SDG 10 aims to reduce inequality within and among countries. The EU addresses this through cohesion policy, social fund allocation, and anti-discrimination legislation.

Linked legislation

20

8 primary

Indicators tracked

2

Countries compared

27

Linked EU Legislation

LegislationReferenceStageRelevance
2015 - European year for development2012/2846(RSP)first_reading_eprelated
2022 discharge: European Labour Authority2023/2155(DEC)adoptedrelated
A European Pillar of Social Rights2016/2095(INI)first_reading_eprelated
A European Strategy for the Roma2008/2681(RSP)first_reading_eprelated
Access to decent and affordable housing for all2019/2187(INI)first_reading_eprelated
Action against Hunger and Poverty2005/2507(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
Action plan on integration of third country nationals2016/2759(RSP)first_reading_eprelated
Action programme to combat social exclusion2000/0157(COD)adopteddirect
Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market2008/2335(INI)first_reading_epdirect
Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation (European Year of Skills)2024/2503(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion2022/2840(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
Adequate minimum wages in the European Union2020/0310(COD)adopteddirect
Adoption of the programme of ad hoc modules for the labour force sample survey covering the years 2013 to 2015 provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 577/982009/2787(RPS)commission_proposalrelated
Adoption of the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey2009/2793(RPS)commission_proposalrelated
Amending Budget no 3 to the General Budget 2017 Increasing the budgetary resources of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to pursue the reduction of youth unemployment across the European Union and updating the staff establishment plans of the decentralised agency ACER and the joint undertaking SESAR22017/2078(BUD)adopteddirect
Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges2025/0085(COD)adoptedrelated
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative2020/0086(COD)adoptedrelated
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 on the European Social Fund, as regards an increase of the initial pre-financing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative2015/0026(COD)adoptedrelated
Amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms of 31.3.2014, COM(2014)197, concerning the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ("EaSI") and to the European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion2014/2885(RSP)first_reading_eprelated
American Jobs Act2011/2852(RSP)first_reading_epdirect

Gini Coefficient(Index)

CountryValueRelativeTrend
XK46.6
Stable
TR43.9
Stable
Bulgaria37.7
Stable
Latvia35.6
Improving
Lithuania35.5
Stable
UK33.5
Improving
RS32.0
Stable
Greece31.6
Stable
ME31.5
Declining
Cyprus31.2
Improving
CH31.0
Stable
Italy31.0
Stable
Estonia30.9
Declining
Portugal30.9
Declining
Spain30.8
Declining
Luxembourg30.5
Stable
France30.4
Improving
AL30.2
Declining
Germany30.1
Improving
Hungary29.5
Improving
MK29.2
Declining
Malta29.2
Declining
Sweden28.6
Declining
Croatia28.5
Declining
Denmark28.2
Stable
Austria27.4
Declining
Romania27.3
Declining
Ireland27.2
Stable
Finland27.1
Stable
Netherlands25.9
Declining
Poland24.9
Declining
Slovenia24.6
Improving
Czechia24.0
Stable
IS24.0
Improving
NO23.7
Declining
Belgium23.4
Declining
Slovakia23.0
Improving

Unemployment Rate(%)

CountryValueRelativeTrend
BA11.7
Declining
Finland10.5
Improving
MK10.5
Declining
Spain10.1
Declining
Sweden8.60
Stable
France8.20
Improving
Greece8.00
Declining
TR7.60
Declining
Luxembourg7.10
Improving
Lithuania6.90
Improving
Latvia6.80
Declining
Estonia6.60
Declining
Denmark6.50
Declining
Belgium6.30
Improving
Romania6.30
Improving
Slovakia5.80
Improving
Austria5.70
Improving
Italy5.70
Declining
Portugal5.60
Declining
IS5.50
Improving
Ireland5.10
Improving
CH5.00
Improving
UK4.90
Improving
Hungary4.50
Improving
NO4.50
Improving
Croatia4.30
Declining
US4.20
Improving
Netherlands4.00
Improving
Germany3.90
Improving
Slovenia3.80
Improving
Malta3.50
Improving
Czechia3.30
Improving
Poland3.10
Improving
Bulgaria3.00
Declining
Cyprus3.00
Declining
JP2.50
Stable

Data sourced from Eurostat SDI Dashboard and UN SDG Indicators Database.