Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden
Sweden: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage gap by age — Youth 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
In 2025, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden stood at 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden peaked at 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2004.
That places Sweden 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2005 | 26.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 26.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 27.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 29.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 25.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 26.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 26.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 28.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 28.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 26 Austria 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 27 Hungary 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 28 Malta 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 30 Czechia 29.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 31 Romania 28.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 32 Mexico 26.21 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden?
- Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Sweden was 29.71 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Youth 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.