Gender in Sweden

249 indicators covering gender for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 2030 down 9.5% 105th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year 2030 down 403.8% 139th
Population 9,179 2030 up 7.8% 84th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 2030 up 7.8% 84th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year 2030 down 21.6% 133rd
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 2025 down 14.8% 105th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 2025 down 15.6% 105th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 2025 down 14.7% 104th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 2025 down 14.9% 104th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 2025 down 11.3% 104th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 2025 down 11.3% 104th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 2025 down 3.5% 104th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 2025 down 3.7% 104th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 2025 down 0.8% 104th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 2025 down 0.8% 104th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 57,717 2025 down 0.7% 104th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 61,272 2025 down 0.4% 103rd
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.73 2027 up 0.4% 121st
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.923 2025 down 2.6% 18th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.932 2025 down 2.5% 12th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.87 2025 down 3.5% 29th
Women's Political Participation Index 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.923 2025 down 2.6% 18th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.923 2025 down 2.6% 18th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.1082 % change on previous year 2025 up 90.6% 85th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.923 2025 down 2.6% 18th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 16.4% 2024 up 12.7% 153rd
Prevalence of obesity, male 18.5% 2024 up 16.1% 111th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 26.74 years 2024 up 3.4% 22nd
Life expectancy at age 60, male 21.91 years 2024 down 4.8% 52nd
Share of women who are obese 16.5% 2024 up 12.7% 156th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 44.6% 2024 up 5.2% 139th
Share of overweight men vs. women 61.6% 2024 up 5.4% 75th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.2% 2024 up 1.3% 16th
Share of women who are married or in a union 1.5% 2023 down 32.1% 186th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.1% 173rd
Population, annual growth rate 0.3141 % change on previous year 2024 down 68.5% 144th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 142nd
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 291.04 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 4.8% 27th
Women, Business and the Law Index 100 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 3.1% 139th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 25.87 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.8% 152nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 1.3% 40th
Labor force, female 2.71 million 2025 up 9.8% 69th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2554 units per person 2025 up 1.5% 30th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 0.0% 122nd