SE · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Sweden, 2021
Gender employment gap
10.8
Sweden, 2021
▲ 1.9% vs 2020 (10.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's gender employment gap increased by 1.9% compared to 2020, reaching 10.8.
Sweden accounts for 49.5% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Sweden ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 31.7% (from 8.20 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
49.5%
EU-27: 21.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060