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

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8316 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8316
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.8525
in 2014
All-time low
0.7838
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8052005: 0.8062006: 0.7982007: 0.8122008: 0.7842009: 0.8052010: 0.8022011: 0.8052012: 0.8482013: 0.842014: 0.8532015: 0.842016: 0.832

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.8316 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden peaked at 0.8525 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7838, in 2008.

Sweden ranks 33rd of 67 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, urban in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.8046
2005 0.8064 +0.2%
2006 0.7979 -1.1%
2007 0.8121 +1.8%
2008 0.7838 -3.5%
2009 0.805 +2.7%
2010 0.8023 -0.3%
2011 0.8054 +0.4%
2012 0.8478 +5.3%
2013 0.8402 -0.9%
2014 0.8525 +1.5%
2015 0.8404 -1.4%
2016 0.8316 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8016 0.7838 0.8121 6
2010s 0.8314 0.8023 0.8525 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 30 Egypt 0.84 compare
  2. 31 Portugal 0.8367 compare
  3. 32 Bangladesh 0.8333 compare
  4. 34 Chile 0.825 compare
  5. 35 Brazil 0.8235 compare
  6. 36 Slovakia 0.8229 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sweden was 0.8316 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8525 in 2014.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7838 in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Sweden ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed