ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 14.35 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden is 14.35 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden peaked at 19.35 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.41 %, in 1997.
That places Sweden 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 8.18 % | — |
| 1996 | 7.96 % | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.41 % | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 8.41 % | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 8.9 % | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 10.73 % | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 9.33 % | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 10 % | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 9.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.42 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.8 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.72 % | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 11.14 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.05 % | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 13.07 % | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 12.92 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.77 % | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 13.53 % | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 14.92 % | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 15.51 % | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.01 % | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.61 % | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 17.98 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.35 % | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 18.48 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.46 % | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 13.99 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 14.2 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.35 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.97 % | 6.41 % | 8.9 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.21 % | 9.33 % | 12.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.47 % | 12.92 % | 19.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1 % | 13.99 % | 18.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 15.04 % compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.94 % compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 14.48 % compare
- 46 Denmark 13.78 % compare
- 47 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.61 % compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.27 % 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (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 14.35 % 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 19.35 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 % in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Sweden ranks 45th 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 3.8%. 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 — 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.