Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Sweden
Sweden: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 5.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Sweden stood at 5.32 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Sweden peaked at 5.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.60 million | — |
| 1961 | 3.63 million | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 3.66 million | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.66 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.66 million | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.70 million | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.73 million | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.70 million | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 3.78 million | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 3.86 million | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.86 million | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.86 million | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.88 million | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.96 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.12 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.19 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 4.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.23 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.22 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.23 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.27 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.34 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.39 million | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.52 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 4.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.47 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.27 million | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.02 million | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 3.99 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.04 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.02 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.98 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.14 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.31 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.46 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.67 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.98 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.01 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.04 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.32 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 million | 3.60 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.00 million | 3.86 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 million | 4.22 million | 4.52 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.15 million | 3.98 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 million | 4.23 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 million | 4.49 million | 5.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 million | 5.01 million | 5.32 million | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Sweden?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Sweden was 5.32 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org