Netherlands vs Sweden: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Netherlands
3.4%
in 2025
Sweden
3.4%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
96th
Sweden rank
97th
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 97th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).