SE · 2016 · tepsr_lm230

Gender employment gap by degree of urbanisation

Sweden, 2016

Gender employment gap by degree of urbanisation
11.4
Sweden, 2016
▼ 9.5% vs 2015 (12.6)
Analysis

In 2016, Sweden's gender employment gap by degree of urbanisation decreased by 9.5% compared to 2015, reaching 11.4.

Sweden accounts for 32.8% of the EU-27 total of 34.8.

Sweden ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 32.1% (from 16.8 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm230, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
32.8%
EU-27: 34.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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