ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden

Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 37.62 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.62 1000 No
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
30th
of 78 countries
All-time high
37.62 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
8.07 1000 No
in 1998
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden, 1995–2024

102030401995200920241995: 13.2 1000 No1996: 16.1 1000 No1997: 8.3 1000 No1998: 8.1 1000 No1999: 8.4 1000 No2000: 18.8 1000 No2001: 14.6 1000 No2002: 14.9 1000 No2003: 14.3 1000 No2004: 16.3 1000 No2005: 14 1000 No2006: 16.2 1000 No2007: 18.6 1000 No2008: 19.5 1000 No2009: 22.6 1000 No2010: 22.9 1000 No2011: 26.5 1000 No2012: 17.6 1000 No2013: 14.8 1000 No2014: 17.1 1000 No2015: 20 1000 No2016: 21.6 1000 No2017: 23 1000 No2018: 24.8 1000 No2019: 27.6 1000 No2020: 23.4 1000 No2021: 29.9 1000 No2022: 30.9 1000 No2023: 35.1 1000 No2024: 37.6 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden is 37.62 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden peaked at 37.62 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.07 1000 No, in 1998.

That places Sweden 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 13.15 1000 No
1996 16.11 1000 No +22.5%
1997 8.26 1000 No -48.7%
1998 8.07 1000 No -2.3%
1999 8.45 1000 No +4.7%
2000 18.84 1000 No +123.0%
2001 14.6 1000 No -22.5%
2002 14.9 1000 No +2.1%
2003 14.29 1000 No -4.1%
2004 16.29 1000 No +14.0%
2005 14.04 1000 No -13.8%
2006 16.25 1000 No +15.7%
2007 18.6 1000 No +14.5%
2008 19.47 1000 No +4.7%
2009 22.61 1000 No +16.1%
2010 22.88 1000 No +1.2%
2011 26.5 1000 No +15.8%
2012 17.58 1000 No -33.7%
2013 14.76 1000 No -16.0%
2014 17.11 1000 No +15.9%
2015 19.97 1000 No +16.7%
2016 21.64 1000 No +8.4%
2017 22.96 1000 No +6.1%
2018 24.82 1000 No +8.1%
2019 27.58 1000 No +11.1%
2020 23.44 1000 No -15.0%
2021 29.86 1000 No +27.4%
2022 30.87 1000 No +3.4%
2023 35.12 1000 No +13.8%
2024 37.62 1000 No +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.81 1000 No 8.07 1000 No 16.11 1000 No 5
2000s 16.99 1000 No 14.04 1000 No 22.61 1000 No 10
2010s 21.58 1000 No 14.76 1000 No 27.58 1000 No 10
2020s 31.38 1000 No 23.44 1000 No 37.62 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 27 Guatemala 47.97 1000 No compare
  2. 28 Italy 45.15 1000 No compare
  3. 29 Poland 40.86 1000 No compare
  4. 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.91 1000 No compare
  5. 32 Portugal 23.76 1000 No compare
  6. 33 Senegal 22.78 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sweden was 37.62 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, 65+, rural areas recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 37.62 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 8.07 1000 No in 1998.
How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Sweden ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,479 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.