Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8111 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8111
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.8219
in 2015
All-time low
0.7715
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.792005: 0.7772006: 0.7792007: 0.7892008: 0.7722009: 0.7742010: 0.7942011: 0.8012012: 0.8032013: 0.82014: 0.8122015: 0.8222016: 0.811

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.8111 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden peaked at 0.8219 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7715, in 2008.

Sweden ranks 36th of 65 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, rural in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7897
2005 0.7771 -1.6%
2006 0.7789 +0.2%
2007 0.7889 +1.3%
2008 0.7715 -2.2%
2009 0.7744 +0.4%
2010 0.7943 +2.6%
2011 0.8013 +0.9%
2012 0.8029 +0.2%
2013 0.8 -0.4%
2014 0.8122 +1.5%
2015 0.8219 +1.2%
2016 0.8111 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7801 0.7715 0.7897 6
2010s 0.8062 0.7943 0.8219 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 33 Ireland 0.83 compare
  2. 34 Norway 0.8187 compare
  3. 35 France 0.815 compare
  4. 37 Latvia 0.8107 compare
  5. 38 Italy 0.8027 compare
  6. 39 Poland 0.8 compare
  7. 39 Rwanda 0.8
  8. 39 South Africa 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden was 0.8111 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8219 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7715 in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Sweden ranks 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed