Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden

Sweden: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 5.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.8
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2008
All-time low
4.8
in 2016
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden, 2008–2024

02462008201620242008: 6.82009: 5.32010: 6.52011: 5.92012: 5.92013: 5.42014: 5.32015: 6.22016: 4.82017: 5.62018: 62019: 5.32020: 6.12021: 5.92022: 6.12023: 5.42024: 5.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 5.8 for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden peaked at 6.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2016.

That places Sweden 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology in Sweden, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 6.8
2009 5.3 -22.1%
2010 6.5 +22.6%
2011 5.9 -9.2%
2012 5.9 +0.0%
2013 5.4 -8.5%
2014 5.3 -1.9%
2015 6.2 +17.0%
2016 4.8 -22.6%
2017 5.6 +16.7%
2018 6 +7.1%
2019 5.3 -11.7%
2020 6.1 +15.1%
2021 5.9 -3.3%
2022 6.1 +3.4%
2023 5.4 -11.5%
2024 5.8 +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.05 5.3 6.8 2
2010s 5.69 4.8 6.5 10
2020s 5.86 5.4 6.1 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 7 Portugal 8.1 compare
  2. 8 Czechia 7.7 compare
  3. 9 Denmark 6.3 compare
  4. 11 Bulgaria 5.3 compare
  5. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.3 compare
  6. 13 Cyprus 4.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden?
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden was 5.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2008.
What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity?
Sweden ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology
Source
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Coverage
29 places, 458 data points, 2007–2024
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