ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,367 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden, 1995–2024
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, total (15+), rural in Sweden is 1,367 1000 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden peaked at 2,785 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,327 1000 No, in 2012.
That places Sweden 39th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total (15+), rural in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,664 1000 No | — |
| 1996 | 2,599 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2,521 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,665 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 2,711 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,610 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,703 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2,715 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,698 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,668 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,670 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,713 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,779 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,785 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,701 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,703 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,766 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,327 1000 No | -52.0% |
| 2013 | 1,329 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,337 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,332 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,330 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,352 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,375 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,377 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,334 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,366 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,379 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,376 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,367 1000 No | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,632 1000 No | 2,521 1000 No | 2,711 1000 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,704 1000 No | 2,610 1000 No | 2,785 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,623 1000 No | 1,327 1000 No | 2,766 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,364 1000 No | 1,334 1000 No | 1,379 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,962 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 606,857 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden was 1,367 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,785 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,327 1000 No in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.