Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8274 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8274
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8415
in 2015
All-time low
0.7848
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8032005: 0.7882006: 0.7862007: 0.7982008: 0.7882009: 0.7852010: 0.8012011: 0.7992012: 0.8132013: 0.832014: 0.8212015: 0.8412016: 0.827

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden is 0.8274, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden peaked at 0.8415 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7848, in 2009.

Sweden ranks 38th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.8031
2005 0.7878 -1.9%
2006 0.7862 -0.2%
2007 0.7975 +1.4%
2008 0.7884 -1.1%
2009 0.7848 -0.4%
2010 0.8011 +2.1%
2011 0.7987 -0.3%
2012 0.8127 +1.8%
2013 0.8299 +2.1%
2014 0.8213 -1.0%
2015 0.8415 +2.5%
2016 0.8274 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7913 0.7848 0.8031 6
2010s 0.8189 0.7987 0.8415 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 35 Bulgaria 0.8396 compare
  2. 36 Dominican Republic 0.8333 compare
  3. 37 India 0.8333 compare
  4. 39 Portugal 0.8265 compare
  5. 40 Italy 0.8227 compare
  6. 41 Uruguay 0.8214 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sweden was 0.8274 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8415 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7848 in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Sweden ranks 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
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