Ireland vs Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural

Ireland
1,143 1000 No
in 2024
Sweden
1,367 1000 No
in 2024
Ireland rank
41st
Sweden rank
39th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,367 1000 No against 1,143 1000 No in Ireland, a difference of 224 1000 No.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 859.35 1000 No 2,632 1000 No 1,773 1000 No Sweden
2000s 1,207 1000 No 2,704 1000 No 1,497 1000 No Sweden
2010s 946.31 1000 No 1,623 1000 No 676.61 1000 No Sweden
2020s 1,083 1000 No 1,364 1000 No 281.7 1000 No Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural, Ireland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1,367 1000 No against 1,143 1000 No in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural between Ireland and Sweden?
224 1000 No, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Ireland ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 39th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.