Cyprus vs Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

Cyprus
14 %
in 2024
Sweden
13.3 %
in 2024
Cyprus rank
58th
Sweden rank
60th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 14 % against 13.3 % in Sweden, a difference of 0.7 %.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 60th of 72 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 27.9 % 12 % 15.9 % Cyprus
2000s 28.79 % 10.77 % 18.02 % Cyprus
2010s 19.86 % 12.14 % 7.72 % Cyprus
2020s 15.06 % 13.14 % 1.92 % Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, Cyprus or Sweden?
Cyprus, at 14 % against 13.3 % in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between Cyprus and Sweden?
0.7 %, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Cyprus ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 60th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
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.