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

Portugal
1,106 1000 No
in 2024
Sweden
1,367 1000 No
in 2024
Portugal rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd

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

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,367 1000 No against 1,106 1000 No in Portugal, a difference of 261 1000 No.

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

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

Portugal ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 72 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1,001 1000 No 2,632 1000 No 1,631 1000 No Sweden
2000s 1,217 1000 No 2,704 1000 No 1,487 1000 No Sweden
2010s 1,163 1000 No 1,623 1000 No 459.64 1000 No Sweden
2020s 1,107 1000 No 1,364 1000 No 257 1000 No Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1,367 1000 No against 1,106 1000 No in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Portugal and Sweden?
261 1000 No, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Portugal ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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, total, 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, total, 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, 1,462 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.