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Employment-to-population ratio — Sweden

Employment-to-population ratio in Sweden in 2025 — 58.98%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.16 pp.

2025 58.98% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank 81of 182
Period maximum 64.14%1991
Period minimum 56.21%1997

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Sweden, 1991–202556586062646619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 64.14%1992: 61.17%1993: 57.52%1994: 56.7%1995: 57.6%1996: 56.99%1997: 56.21%1998: 56.53%1999: 57.84%2000: 58.61%2001: 59.72%2002: 59.54%2003: 59.16%2004: 58.23%2005: 58.3%2006: 58.86%2007: 59.78%2008: 59.88%2009: 58.07%2010: 57.76%2011: 58.57%2012: 58.46%2013: 58.71%2014: 58.82%2015: 59.17%2016: 59.6%2017: 60.07%2018: 60.4%2019: 60.17%2020: 58.83%2021: 58.53%2022: 59.77%2023: 59.99%2024: 59.3%2025: 58.98%
Change over the period: −5.16 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden

Sweden 58.98%
World 58.06%
Europe & Central Asia 55.11%
Northern Europe computed 58.85%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.98 −0.32 pp
2024 59.3 −0.69 pp
2023 59.99 +0.22 pp
2022 59.77 +1.24 pp
2021 58.53 −0.31 pp
2020 58.83 −1.34 pp
2019 60.17 −0.23 pp
2018 60.4 +0.33 pp
2017 60.07 +0.47 pp
2016 59.6 +0.43 pp
2015 59.17 +0.35 pp
2014 58.82 +0.1 pp
2013 58.71 +0.25 pp
2012 58.46 −0.11 pp
2011 58.57 +0.82 pp
2010 57.76 −0.31 pp
2009 58.07 −1.82 pp
2008 59.88 +0.11 pp
2007 59.78 +0.92 pp
2006 58.86 +0.56 pp
2005 58.3 +0.06 pp
2004 58.23 −0.93 pp
2003 59.16 −0.38 pp
2002 59.54 −0.18 pp
2001 59.72 +1.12 pp
2000 58.61 +0.77 pp
1999 57.84 +1.31 pp
1998 56.53 +0.31 pp
1997 56.21 −0.78 pp
1996 56.99 −0.61 pp
1995 57.6 +0.9 pp
1994 56.7 −0.82 pp
1993 57.52 −3.65 pp
1992 61.17 −2.97 pp
1991 64.14 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IS Iceland 72.21 NO Norway 62.56 IE Ireland 61.84 DK Denmark 61.35 EE Estonia 59.71 SE Sweden 58.98 LT Lithuania 58.68 GB United Kingdom 58.46 LV Latvia 56.55 FI Finland 54.04 JE Channel Islands 52.88
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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