Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Sweden
Sweden: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Sweden peaked at -2.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2008 and was at its lowest, -5.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2021.
That places Sweden 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
| 2010s | -3.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Finland -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 16 Denmark -4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 17 Australia -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 19 Argentina -6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 20 Ireland -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 21 Iceland -7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
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 wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Sweden?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Sweden was -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was -2.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.