SE · 2017 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Sweden, 2017
Gender employment gap
8.80
Sweden, 2017
▲ 7.3% vs 2016 (8.20)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's gender employment gap increased by 7.3% compared to 2016, reaching 8.80.
Sweden accounts for 39.3% of the EU-27 total of 22.4.
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 17.0% (from 10.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
39.3%
EU-27: 22.4
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060