Gender in Sweden 249 indicators covering gender for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.7% 165th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.5% 166th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.8% 172nd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 0.2% 115th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 index 2025 up 1.0% 101st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3154 % change on previous year 2025 down 72.9% 141st Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.3% 2050 up 6.4% 109th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.59 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.0% 134th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0045 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 162nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0214 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% 143rd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.959 2023 up 2.0% 5th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 76,391 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 11.1% 15th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.6% 2025 down 0.7% 163rd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 114.87 2024 down 2.7% 23rd Gender Development Index 0.988 2023 up 0.1% 61st Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.988 2023 up 0.1% 61st Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.988 2023 up 0.1% 61st Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9607 2023 up 2.2% 9th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3.1% 156th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.048 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.5% 162nd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.4 2016 up 2.0% 122nd Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 45.0% 2025 up 3.3% 12th Population 10.57 million 2024 up 9.0% 90th Life Expectancy at Birth 84.06 2024 up 2.2% 9th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 44.46 2025 up 12.4% 23rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 16.8% 2023 up 30.2% 156th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 16.8% 2023 up 30.2% 158th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.8% 2023 down 4.0% 166th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 131.96 2024 down 1.3% 7th Sex ratio at birth 105.74 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 67th Sex ratio by age 21.69 males per 100 females 2023 up 9.0% 110th Sex ratio at age 5 105.67 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 64th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.74 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 67th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.2% 2023 down 32.3% 223rd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.2% 2023 down 0.9% 95th Sex ratio at age 60 102.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.0% 43rd Male population by age group 291,039 people 2023 down 1.7% 105th Female population by age group 275,344 people 2023 down 1.7% 105th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →