ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 17.92 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 17.92 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden peaked at 23.94 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.45 %, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 46th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.31 % | — |
| 1996 | 10.79 % | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 10.45 % | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.84 % | +42.0% |
| 1999 | 15.74 % | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 15.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.57 % | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 14.93 % | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 14.21 % | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.6 % | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 13.83 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13.53 % | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.54 % | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 15.38 % | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 16.14 % | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5 % | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 17.18 % | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 18.96 % | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 18.67 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.79 % | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 20.58 % | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 18.86 % | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 21.93 % | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 21.21 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.14 % | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 23.94 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 19.61 % | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 18.77 % | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6 % | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 17.92 % | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.83 % | 10.45 % | 15.74 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.51 % | 13.53 % | 16.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.88 % | 17.18 % | 23.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.57 % | 17.6 % | 23.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 43 Tunisia 19.92 % compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 19.3 % compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.33 % compare
- 47 Estonia 17.69 % compare
- 48 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17.28 % compare
- 49 Lithuania 16.82 % compare
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 — labour force participation rate by in Sweden?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden was 17.92 % 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 23.94 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 % in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 78 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 down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 65+, rural areas — Male — 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.