Australia vs Sweden: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.32 million against 5.32 million in Sweden, a difference of 9.00 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.7 times Sweden's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.89 million | 3.72 million | 1.17 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.82 million | 4.00 million | 1.82 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.78 million | 4.32 million | 2.46 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.08 million | 4.15 million | 3.92 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.80 million | 4.37 million | 5.43 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 11.80 million | 4.79 million | 7.01 million | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.65 million | 5.19 million | 8.46 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 114 — total employment, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 14.32 million against 5.32 million in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 114 — total employment between Australia and Sweden?
- 9.00 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org