SE · 2018 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Sweden, 2018
Gender employment gap
9.00
Sweden, 2018
▲ 2.3% vs 2017 (8.80)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's gender employment gap increased by 2.3% compared to 2017, reaching 9.00.
Sweden accounts for 39.8% of the EU-27 total of 22.6.
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 15.1% (from 10.6 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
39.8%
EU-27: 22.6
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060