Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 1.05 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.05
Change on year
up 27.4%
World rank
11th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 2016
All-time low
0.541
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.250.50.7512004201020162004: 0.7012005: 0.7362006: 0.5412007: 0.8642008: 0.8952009: 0.5852010: 0.8532011: 0.7072012: 0.6912013: 0.7372014: 0.7962015: 0.8212016: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden stood at 1.05. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden peaked at 1.05 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.541, in 2006.

Sweden ranks 11th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7204 0.541 0.8952 6
2010s 0.8073 0.6906 1.05 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Greece 1.09 compare
  2. 9 Germany 1.08 compare
  3. 10 Philippines 1.07 compare
  4. 12 Ecuador 1.04 compare
  5. 13 Jamaica 1.04
  6. 14 Panama 1.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Sweden was 1.05 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.541 in 2006.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 927 data points, 1970–2021
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