ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 51.22 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
Sweden recorded 51.22 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sweden peaked at 86.92 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42.12 1000 No, in 2020.
That places Sweden 49th 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 | 86.92 1000 No | — |
| 1996 | 85.25 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 81.91 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 82.95 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.53 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.97 1000 No | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 72.1 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 72.11 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.84 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 71.07 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 69.72 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.73 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 75.13 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 76.45 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 75.61 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 80.2 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 76.59 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.67 1000 No | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 44.54 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.81 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 47.1 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 45.45 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 42.92 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 43.43 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 47.7 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 42.12 1000 No | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 44.2 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 49.69 1000 No | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 54.28 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 51.22 1000 No | -5.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 51.22 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.6 1000 No, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 51.22 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.22 1000 No, 1.0× 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 | -41.7% | 76.59 1000 No | 44.67 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.11 1000 No | 81.91 1000 No | 86.92 1000 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 72.87 1000 No | 68.84 1000 No | 76.45 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.84 1000 No | 42.92 1000 No | 80.2 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3 1000 No | 42.12 1000 No | 54.28 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 51.22 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 86.92 1000 No in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.12 1000 No in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Sweden ranks 49th 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 11.8%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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.