Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Sweden
Sweden: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 9.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 67 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2015
All-time low
9.8%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Sweden, 2015–2022
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Sweden stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
That places Sweden 26th out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 83.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Sweden?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Sweden was 9.9% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.