Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden

Sweden: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.8241 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8241
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8314
in 2014
All-time low
0.7833
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.8042005: 0.7872006: 0.7832007: 0.7992008: 0.7862009: 0.7892010: 0.82011: 0.7972012: 0.8162013: 0.8292014: 0.8312015: 0.832016: 0.824

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden stood at 0.8241.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden peaked at 0.8314 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7833, in 2006.

Sweden ranks 36th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7913 0.7833 0.804 6
2010s 0.8182 0.7965 0.8314 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 33 Costa Rica 0.8341 compare
  2. 34 Brazil 0.8333 compare
  3. 35 Portugal 0.8315 compare
  4. 37 Italy 0.8201 compare
  5. 38 Croatia 0.8108 compare
  6. 39 Poland 0.8102 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

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All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Sweden was 0.8241 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8314 in 2014.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7833 in 2006.
How does Sweden rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Sweden ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed