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

Latest (2024)
1,367 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 82 countries
All-time high
2,785 1000 No
in 2008
All-time low
1,327 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sweden, 1995–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200920241995: 2.7k 1000 No1996: 2.6k 1000 No1997: 2.5k 1000 No1998: 2.7k 1000 No1999: 2.7k 1000 No2000: 2.6k 1000 No2001: 2.7k 1000 No2002: 2.7k 1000 No2003: 2.7k 1000 No2004: 2.7k 1000 No2005: 2.7k 1000 No2006: 2.7k 1000 No2007: 2.8k 1000 No2008: 2.8k 1000 No2009: 2.7k 1000 No2010: 2.7k 1000 No2011: 2.8k 1000 No2012: 1.3k 1000 No2013: 1.3k 1000 No2014: 1.3k 1000 No2015: 1.3k 1000 No2016: 1.3k 1000 No2017: 1.4k 1000 No2018: 1.4k 1000 No2019: 1.4k 1000 No2020: 1.3k 1000 No2021: 1.4k 1000 No2022: 1.4k 1000 No2023: 1.4k 1000 No2024: 1.4k 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, 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Senegal 1,806 1000 No compare
  2. 37 Austria 1,704 1000 No compare
  3. 38 Hungary 1,436 1000 No compare
  4. 40 Slovakia 1,194 1000 No compare
  5. 41 Ireland 1,143 1000 No compare
  6. 42 Portugal 1,106 1000 No compare

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.