Gender wage gap in Sweden
Sweden: Gender wage gap was 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Sweden, 1995β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
In 2025, gender wage gap in Sweden stood at 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Sweden peaked at 8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 29th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.14 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5.02 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.91 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5.02 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 26 Spain 6.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 27 Romania 5.21 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 28 Denmark 4.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 30 Greece 4.59 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 31 France 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 32 Czechia 3.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Sweden?
- Gender wage gap in Sweden was 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for gender wage gap?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.