Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden

Sweden: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.135 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.135
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
33rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.1509
in 2012
All-time low
0.1022
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.050.10.152004201020162004: 0.1022005: 0.1032006: 0.1042007: 0.1062008: 0.1322009: 0.1382010: 0.1272011: 0.1412012: 0.1512013: 0.1382014: 0.1422015: 0.1382016: 0.135

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.135 for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden peaked at 0.1509 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1022, in 2004.

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.

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1022
2005 0.1035 +1.2%
2006 0.1036 +0.1%
2007 0.1057 +2.0%
2008 0.1324 +25.3%
2009 0.1381 +4.3%
2010 0.1268 -8.3%
2011 0.1412 +11.4%
2012 0.1509 +6.8%
2013 0.1384 -8.3%
2014 0.142 +2.6%
2015 0.138 -2.8%
2016 0.135 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1142 0.1022 0.1381 6
2010s 0.1389 0.1268 0.1509 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 30 Cyprus 0.1426 compare
  2. 31 Iceland 0.1408 compare
  3. 32 Ireland 0.1405 compare
  4. 34 United Kingdom 0.1319 compare
  5. 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1316 compare
  6. 36 Palestine, State of 0.1205 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Sweden was 0.135 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1509 in 2012.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1022 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Sweden ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 915 data points, 1981–2021
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