France vs Sweden: Average hourly earnings of employees

France
18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Sweden
25.41 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
France rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • France
  • Sweden
0102030200520132022

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 25.41 international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices in France, a difference of 6.64 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times France's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

France ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
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Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.