Share of female workers by sector in Sweden
Sweden: Share of female workers by sector was 0.8771 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8771 for share of female workers by sector in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Sweden peaked at 1.93 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.696, in 2019.
That places Sweden 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9 | — |
| 1992 | 1.93 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.87 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.67 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.52 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.53 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 1.23 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9853 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9457 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8612 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9744 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9627 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9011 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9943 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9773 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9111 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8403 | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.696 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7651 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8439 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8333 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9074 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8771 | -3.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8771 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26, 69% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8771 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +32.2% | 0.7651 | 1.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 | 1.52 | 1.93 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 0.8612 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9322 | 0.696 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.873 | 0.7651 | 1.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Sweden?
- Share of female workers by sector in Sweden was 0.8771 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.696 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Sweden ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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