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

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and was 1.22 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.22
Change on year
up 84.3%
World rank
3rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 2016
All-time low
0.462
in 2014
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.250.50.7511.22004201020162004: 0.792005: 0.8062006: 0.7752007: 0.6372008: 0.6862009: 0.6642010: 0.742011: 0.6322012: 0.8762013: 0.8182014: 0.4622015: 0.6632016: 1.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.22 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.3% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sweden peaked at 1.22 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.462, in 2014.

That places Sweden 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7904
2005 0.8063 +2.0%
2006 0.7747 -3.9%
2007 0.6373 -17.7%
2008 0.6865 +7.7%
2009 0.6644 -3.2%
2010 0.7397 +11.3%
2011 0.632 -14.6%
2012 0.8763 +38.7%
2013 0.8176 -6.7%
2014 0.462 -43.5%
2015 0.6633 +43.6%
2016 1.22 +84.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7266 0.6373 0.8063 6
2010s 0.7733 0.462 1.22 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Georgia 5.22 compare
  2. 2 Bulgaria 1.34 compare
  3. 4 Romania 0.9988 compare
  4. 5 Turkey 0.9901 compare
  5. 6 Nicaragua 0.9723 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sweden was 1.22 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.462 in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Sweden ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 870 data points, 1970–2021
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