Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden

Sweden: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary was 1,339 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,339
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
39th
of 69 countries
All-time high
1,788
in 2015
All-time low
1,327
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden, 2004–2016

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2004201020162004: 1.3k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.5k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.8k2016: 1.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden is 1,339, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden peaked at 1,788 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,327, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 39th of 69 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 month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 1,327
2005 1,450 +9.3%
2006 1,401 -3.4%
2007 1,454 +3.8%
2008 1,549 +6.5%
2009 1,688 +9.0%
2010 1,506 -10.8%
2011 1,640 +8.9%
2012 1,713 +4.5%
2013 1,707 -0.4%
2014 1,697 -0.6%
2015 1,788 +5.4%
2016 1,339 -25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,478 1,327 1,688 6
2010s 1,627 1,339 1,788 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 36 Republic of Moldova 1,450 compare
  2. 37 Ireland 1,428 compare
  3. 38 Cyprus 1,351 compare
  4. 40 Guatemala 1,330 compare
  5. 41 France 1,324 compare
  6. 42 Malta 1,143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Sweden was 1,339 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1,788 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1,327 in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary?
Sweden ranks 39th out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 895 data points, 1970–2021
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