Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden

Sweden: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.1375 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1375
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
35th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.1475
in 2012
All-time low
0.1008
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.050.10.152004201020162004: 0.1012005: 0.1022006: 0.1022007: 0.1042008: 0.1282009: 0.1352010: 0.1242011: 0.1372012: 0.1472013: 0.1362014: 0.1442015: 0.142016: 0.137

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden stood at 0.1375.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden peaked at 0.1475 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1008, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 35th 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.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1008
2005 0.1017 +0.9%
2006 0.1016 -0.2%
2007 0.1036 +2.0%
2008 0.1284 +23.9%
2009 0.1355 +5.5%
2010 0.1242 -8.3%
2011 0.1374 +10.7%
2012 0.1475 +7.3%
2013 0.1356 -8.0%
2014 0.1442 +6.4%
2015 0.1404 -2.7%
2016 0.1375 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1119 0.1008 0.1355 6
2010s 0.1381 0.1242 0.1475 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 32 Ireland 0.1386 compare
  2. 33 United Kingdom 0.1383 compare
  3. 34 Moldova 0.1376 compare
  4. 36 Guatemala 0.1315 compare
  5. 37 Bolivia 0.1295 compare
  6. 38 France 0.1191 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden was 0.1375 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1475 in 2012.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1008 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Sweden ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 912 data points, 1981–2021
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