Gender in Sweden

249 indicators covering gender for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 92.8% 2025 up 0.6% 142nd
Share of female employment by economic sector 0.9% 2025 down 14.2% 162nd
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 4 2023 down 20.0% 173rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.6 2019 down 15.2% 118th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.6 2019 down 20.1% 184th
Total Fertility Rate 1.52 2022 down 20.4% 151st
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 84 2024 up 29.3% 21st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 20.71 years 2018 up 25.4% 2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 18.71 years 2018 up 24.7% 4th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 52.2% 2025 down 0.0% 6th
Women of reproductive age 2.25 million 2023 up 5.1% 92nd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 86.2% 2026 up 0.2% 20th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.9% 2020 down 10.7% 164th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 156 2026 up 2.6% 13th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 44.7% 2026 up 2.6% 17th
Share of women in ministerial positions 47.8% 2024 down 15.4% 11th
Share of women in parliament 45.0% 2025 up 3.3% 15th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 100.39 2020 up 5.5% 25th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 4.2% 2016 up 6.1% 174th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 7.9% 2016 down 11.2% 168th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 46.7 2024 up 4.5% 7th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.9 ratio 2026 down 4.3% 10th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 96.8% 2025 up 4.9% 116th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 16.8% 2023 down 4.0% 166th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 378.4 2023 up 38.5% 106th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 16.8% 2023 up 30.2% 170th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 16.8% 2023 down 4.0% 180th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 16.8% 2023 up 31.2% 170th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 16.8 2023 up 30.2% 158th
Gender Development Index 0.983 2022 down 1.2% 63rd
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 44.4% 2024 up 19.7% 24th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 96.0% 2022 up 15.7% 14th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 95.0% 2022 up 8.0% 4th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 up 0.3% 95th
Gender Inequality Index 0.023 2022 down 51.1% 159th
Suicide Rate 13.84 2021 down 1.6% 36th
Female migrants 49.7% 2020 down 3.6% 93rd