SE · 2016 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Sweden, 2016
Gender employment gap
8.20
Sweden, 2016
▼ 6.8% vs 2015 (8.80)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's gender employment gap decreased by 6.8% compared to 2015, reaching 8.20.
Sweden accounts for 36.9% of the EU-27 total of 22.2.
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 31.7% (from 12.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
36.9%
EU-27: 22.2
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060