Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden

Sweden: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.936 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.952 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.946 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.942 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.947 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.946 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.951 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.947 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.956 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.955 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.948 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.944 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.946 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

Sweden ranks 9th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
2004 0.9%
2005 1.0% +1.7%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% -0.5%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -0.0%
2010 1.0% +0.5%
2011 0.9% -0.4%
2012 1.0% +0.9%
2013 1.0% -0.1%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 0.9% -0.3%
2016 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Malta 1.0% compare
  2. 7 Germany 1.0% compare
  3. 8 Denmark 0.9% compare
  4. 10 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  5. 11 Russian Federation 0.9% compare
  6. 12 Puerto Rico 0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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