Hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden

Sweden: Hourly earnings male vs female was 26.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.7
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
7th
of 64 countries
All-time high
26.7
in 2022
All-time low
21.32
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2022

Hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden, 2015–2022

01020302015201820222015: 21.32016: 21.82017: 21.92018: 22.42019: 23.32020: 242022: 26.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 26.7 for hourly earnings male vs female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

That places Sweden 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 21.32
2016 21.76 +2.1%
2017 21.89 +0.6%
2018 22.41 +2.4%
2019 23.3 +4.0%
2020 23.98 +2.9%
2022 26.7 +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22.14 21.32 23.3 5
2020s 25.34 23.98 26.7 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 4 Korea 31.21 compare
  2. 5 Iceland 29.89 compare
  3. 6 Finland 28.68 compare
  4. 8 Spain 25.97 compare
  5. 9 United Kingdom 23.71 compare
  6. 10 France 19.9 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden?
Hourly earnings male vs female in Sweden was 26.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 26.7 in 2022.
What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 21.32 in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hourly earnings male vs female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 928 data points, 1990–2025
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