ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden

Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 448.45 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
448.45 1000 No
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
40th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,055 1000 No
in 1998
All-time low
447.43 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden, 1995–2024

02505007501.0k1995200920241995: 1.1k 1000 No1996: 1.0k 1000 No1997: 1.0k 1000 No1998: 1.1k 1000 No1999: 1.1k 1000 No2000: 1.0k 1000 No2001: 1.0k 1000 No2002: 982.2 1000 No2003: 967.9 1000 No2004: 950.9 1000 No2005: 951.6 1000 No2006: 964.9 1000 No2007: 980.7 1000 No2008: 979.3 1000 No2009: 936.7 1000 No2010: 939.9 1000 No2011: 959.4 1000 No2012: 447.4 1000 No2013: 448.5 1000 No2014: 451.6 1000 No2015: 454.8 1000 No2016: 460.7 1000 No2017: 462.4 1000 No2018: 473.3 1000 No2019: 473 1000 No2020: 456.3 1000 No2021: 465.2 1000 No2022: 464.3 1000 No2023: 460.8 1000 No2024: 448.4 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 448.45 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in 2024.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden peaked at 1,055 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 447.43 1000 No, in 2012.

Sweden ranks 40th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 1,052 1000 No
1996 1,027 1000 No -2.4%
1997 1,008 1000 No -1.8%
1998 1,055 1000 No +4.7%
1999 1,053 1000 No -0.2%
2000 1,000 1000 No -5.0%
2001 1,003 1000 No +0.3%
2002 982.23 1000 No -2.0%
2003 967.85 1000 No -1.5%
2004 950.93 1000 No -1.7%
2005 951.57 1000 No +0.1%
2006 964.89 1000 No +1.4%
2007 980.69 1000 No +1.6%
2008 979.28 1000 No -0.1%
2009 936.67 1000 No -4.4%
2010 939.88 1000 No +0.3%
2011 959.39 1000 No +2.1%
2012 447.43 1000 No -53.4%
2013 448.53 1000 No +0.2%
2014 451.57 1000 No +0.7%
2015 454.76 1000 No +0.7%
2016 460.7 1000 No +1.3%
2017 462.38 1000 No +0.4%
2018 473.29 1000 No +2.4%
2019 472.97 1000 No -0.1%
2020 456.31 1000 No -3.5%
2021 465.2 1000 No +1.9%
2022 464.32 1000 No -0.2%
2023 460.75 1000 No -0.8%
2024 448.45 1000 No -2.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 448.45 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 276.95 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 448.45 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 355.61 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -53.4% 959.39 1000 No 447.43 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,039 1000 No 1,008 1000 No 1,055 1000 No 5
2000s 971.69 1000 No 936.67 1000 No 1,003 1000 No 10
2010s 557.09 1000 No 447.43 1000 No 959.39 1000 No 10
2020s 459.01 1000 No 448.45 1000 No 465.2 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 37 Hungary 576.71 1000 No compare
  2. 38 South Africa 495.44 1000 No compare
  3. 39 Slovakia 491.52 1000 No compare
  4. 41 Chile 392.22 1000 No compare
  5. 42 Portugal 385.71 1000 No compare
  6. 43 Ireland 378.15 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sweden was 448.45 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1,055 1000 No in 1998.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 447.43 1000 No in 2012.
How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
Sweden ranks 40th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,564 data points, 1987–2025
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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.