ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden
Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 58.81 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 58.81 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sweden peaked at 68.7 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.58 %, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 18th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 66.49 % | — |
| 1996 | 66.34 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.75 % | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 62.91 % | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 64.98 % | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 64.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 66.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.02 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 65.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.81 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 66.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.32 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.83 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 65.29 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.41 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.65 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.33 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.96 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.65 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.88 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.76 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 68.7 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.76 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 58.8 % | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 58.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 59.87 % | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 58.81 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.09 % | 62.91 % | 66.49 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.09 % | 64.68 % | 67.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.83 % | 65.29 % | 68.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.56 % | 58.58 % | 66.76 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 5,336 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 16,688 current US$ per person (2025)
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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 58.81 % 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 68.7 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.58 % in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Sweden ranks 18th 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 down 12.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.