ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Sweden

Sweden: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 86.7 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
86.7 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 72 countries
All-time high
89.5 %
in 2011
All-time low
86.5 %
in 2023
Years of data
30
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Sweden, 1995–2024

0204060801995200920241995: 87.2 %1996: 87.6 %1997: 88.2 %1998: 88 %1999: 88 %2000: 88.6 %2001: 89.3 %2002: 89.3 %2003: 89.4 %2004: 89.3 %2005: 89.3 %2006: 89.2 %2007: 89.3 %2008: 89.4 %2009: 89.2 %2010: 88.9 %2011: 89.5 %2012: 87 %2013: 87.1 %2014: 87.4 %2015: 87.6 %2016: 87.8 %2017: 87.8 %2018: 87.8 %2019: 87.7 %2020: 87.8 %2021: 86.7 %2022: 86.6 %2023: 86.5 %2024: 86.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Sweden is 86.7 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Sweden peaked at 89.5 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 86.5 %, in 2023.

Sweden ranks 13th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Sweden, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 87.2 %
1996 87.6 % +0.5%
1997 88.2 % +0.7%
1998 88 % -0.2%
1999 88 % +0.0%
2000 88.6 % +0.7%
2001 89.3 % +0.8%
2002 89.3 % +0.0%
2003 89.4 % +0.1%
2004 89.3 % -0.1%
2005 89.3 % +0.0%
2006 89.2 % -0.1%
2007 89.3 % +0.1%
2008 89.4 % +0.1%
2009 89.2 % -0.2%
2010 88.9 % -0.3%
2011 89.5 % +0.7%
2012 87 % -2.8%
2013 87.1 % +0.1%
2014 87.4 % +0.3%
2015 87.6 % +0.2%
2016 87.8 % +0.2%
2017 87.8 % +0.0%
2018 87.8 % +0.0%
2019 87.7 % -0.1%
2020 87.8 % +0.1%
2021 86.7 % -1.3%
2022 86.6 % -0.1%
2023 86.5 % -0.1%
2024 86.7 % +0.2%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 86.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 86.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87.8 % 87.2 % 88.2 % 5
2000s 89.23 % 88.6 % 89.4 % 10
2010s 87.86 % 87 % 89.5 % 10
2020s 86.86 % 86.5 % 87.8 % 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 10 Luxembourg 88.1 % compare
  2. 11 Lithuania 87.2 % compare
  3. 12 Estonia 87 % compare
  4. 14 Croatia 86 % compare
  5. 14 Cyprus 86 % compare
  6. 16 Slovenia 85 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Sweden?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Sweden was 86.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 89.5 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 86.5 % in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.