Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden
Sweden: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.262 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden is 0.262, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden peaked at 0.314 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.262, in 2024.
That places Sweden 78th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.303 | — |
| 2005 | 0.308 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.306 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.31 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.305 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.304 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.303 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.309 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.309 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.314 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.299 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.288 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.274 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.275 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.274 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.277 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.27 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.265 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.262 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.262 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.262 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.313, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.306 | 0.303 | 0.31 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2973 | 0.274 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2683 | 0.262 | 0.277 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sweden was 0.262 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.314 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.262 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Sweden ranks 78th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.