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

South Africa
194.95 1000 No
in 2024
Sweden
182.33 1000 No
in 2024
South Africa rank
44th
Sweden rank
47th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
200400600800199520092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 194.95 1000 No against 182.33 1000 No in Sweden, a difference of 12.62 1000 No.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 47th 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 682.84 1000 No 293.85 1000 No 388.99 1000 No South Africa
2010s 667.15 1000 No 193.45 1000 No 473.71 1000 No South Africa
2020s 565.85 1000 No 179.16 1000 No 386.69 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?
South Africa, at 194.95 1000 No against 182.33 1000 No in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between South Africa and Sweden?
12.62 1000 No, with South Africa 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 44th and Sweden ranks 47th 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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 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.