Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden
Sweden: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings was 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden, 1992–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of decile 1.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.37 Factor of decile 1 for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden peaked at 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.23 Factor of decile 1, in 1992.
That places Sweden 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Factor of decile 1 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.23 Factor of decile 1 | — |
| 1993 | 1.25 Factor of decile 1 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.25 Factor of decile 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 Factor of decile 1 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.24 Factor of decile 1 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.25 Factor of decile 1 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 Factor of decile 1 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.27 Factor of decile 1 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.28 Factor of decile 1 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.28 Factor of decile 1 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.28 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.31 Factor of decile 1 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 Factor of decile 1 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.31 Factor of decile 1 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.32 Factor of decile 1 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 Factor of decile 1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.33 Factor of decile 1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.33 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.34 Factor of decile 1 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.35 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 Factor of decile 1 | 1.23 Factor of decile 1 | 1.27 Factor of decile 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | 1.27 Factor of decile 1 | 1.31 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 Factor of decile 1 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | 1.35 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden?
- Decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Sweden was 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 Factor of decile 1 in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.