Iceland vs Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 85.53 % against 82.77 % in Sweden, a difference of 2.76 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.85 % | 67.74 % | 19.11 % | Iceland |
| 2000s | 86.53 % | 68.34 % | 18.19 % | Iceland |
| 2010s | 83.62 % | 78.45 % | 5.18 % | Iceland |
| 2020s | 83.22 % | 80.66 % | 2.57 % | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 85.53 % against 82.77 % in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Iceland and Sweden?
- 2.76 %, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.