South Africa vs Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

South Africa
112.67 1000 No
in 2024
Sweden
131.12 1000 No
in 2024
South Africa rank
47th
Sweden rank
44th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
100200300400199520092024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 131.12 1000 No against 112.67 1000 No in South Africa, a difference of 18.45 1000 No.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 72 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 332.17 1000 No 217.81 1000 No 114.36 1000 No South Africa
2010s 381.75 1000 No 141.6 1000 No 240.14 1000 No South Africa
2020s 343.41 1000 No 130.86 1000 No 212.55 1000 No South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, South Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 131.12 1000 No against 112.67 1000 No in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between South Africa and Sweden?
18.45 1000 No, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
South Africa ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 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.