Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Sweden

Sweden: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
9
in 2008
All-time low
1.8
in 2023
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

2468102008201620242008: 92009: 6.82010: 6.62011: 6.62012: 7.32013: 5.32014: 5.12015: 4.82016: 4.72017: 3.82018: 3.22019: 32020: 2.32021: 2.62022: 2.32023: 1.82024: 2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Sweden is 2, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Sweden peaked at 9 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2023.

That places Sweden 16th out of 25 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 working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology in Sweden, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 9
2009 6.8 -24.4%
2010 6.6 -2.9%
2011 6.6 +0.0%
2012 7.3 +10.6%
2013 5.3 -27.4%
2014 5.1 -3.8%
2015 4.8 -5.9%
2016 4.7 -2.1%
2017 3.8 -19.1%
2018 3.2 -15.8%
2019 3 -6.3%
2020 2.3 -23.3%
2021 2.6 +13.0%
2022 2.3 -11.5%
2023 1.8 -21.7%
2024 2 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.9 6.8 9 2
2010s 5.04 3 7.3 10
2020s 2.2 1.8 2.6 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Lithuania 5.7 compare
  2. 14 Denmark 3.1 compare
  3. 15 Norway 2.4 compare
  4. 17 Iceland 1.7 compare
  5. 18 Netherlands 1.1 compare
  6. 19 Germany 0.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Sweden?
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Sweden was 2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 working time 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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Indicator
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
25 places, 377 data points, 2007–2024
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