ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,185 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sweden stood at 1,185 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sweden peaked at 2,489 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,154 1000 No, in 2012.
That places Sweden 27th out of 72 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 status of employment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,323 1000 No | — |
| 1996 | 2,276 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,223 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,347 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2,387 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,313 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2,413 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2,424 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,413 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,381 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,385 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,421 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,482 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,489 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,409 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,402 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,476 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,154 1000 No | -53.4% |
| 2013 | 1,157 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,168 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,167 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,168 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,188 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,207 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,207 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,172 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,185 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,194 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,190 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,185 1000 No | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,185 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,185 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -53.4% | 2,476 1000 No | 1,154 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,311 1000 No | 2,223 1000 No | 2,387 1000 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,413 1000 No | 2,313 1000 No | 2,489 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,429 1000 No | 1,154 1000 No | 2,476 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,185 1000 No | 1,172 1000 No | 1,194 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -37.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sweden was 1,185 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2,489 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 1000 No in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.