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 ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →