ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden

Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 91.99 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
91.99 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
92.46 %
in 2023
All-time low
87.53 %
in 2000
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden, 1995–2024

0204060801001995200920241995: 90.6 %1996: 89.5 %1997: 88.9 %1998: 87.8 %1999: 87.7 %2000: 87.5 %2001: 88.2 %2002: 88 %2003: 87.8 %2004: 88 %2005: 89.7 %2006: 89.6 %2007: 90 %2008: 90.1 %2009: 89.9 %2010: 90 %2011: 90.5 %2012: 91.1 %2013: 91.5 %2014: 91.2 %2015: 91.3 %2016: 91 %2017: 91.1 %2018: 91.3 %2019: 91.5 %2020: 91.1 %2021: 91.5 %2022: 91.6 %2023: 92.5 %2024: 92 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden is 91.99 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden peaked at 92.46 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.53 %, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 90.62 %
1996 89.49 % -1.2%
1997 88.91 % -0.6%
1998 87.82 % -1.2%
1999 87.73 % -0.1%
2000 87.53 % -0.2%
2001 88.24 % +0.8%
2002 87.96 % -0.3%
2003 87.78 % -0.2%
2004 87.98 % +0.2%
2005 89.7 % +2.0%
2006 89.56 % -0.2%
2007 90.03 % +0.5%
2008 90.06 % +0.0%
2009 89.89 % -0.2%
2010 89.97 % +0.1%
2011 90.5 % +0.6%
2012 91.13 % +0.7%
2013 91.55 % +0.5%
2014 91.23 % -0.3%
2015 91.35 % +0.1%
2016 90.98 % -0.4%
2017 91.1 % +0.1%
2018 91.33 % +0.3%
2019 91.55 % +0.2%
2020 91.07 % -0.5%
2021 91.54 % +0.5%
2022 91.59 % +0.1%
2023 92.46 % +0.9%
2024 91.99 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.91 % 87.73 % 90.62 % 5
2000s 88.87 % 87.53 % 90.06 % 10
2010s 91.07 % 89.97 % 91.55 % 10
2020s 91.73 % 91.07 % 92.46 % 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 4 Türkiye 68.56 % compare
  2. 5 Malta 92.7 % compare
  3. 6 France 92.19 % compare
  4. 8 Switzerland 91.74 % compare
  5. 9 Germany 91.7 % compare
  6. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 91.52 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden was 91.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 92.46 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 87.53 % in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.