Denmark vs Sweden: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment

Denmark
87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Sweden
86.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Denmark rank
23rd
Sweden rank
25th

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
020406080100198420042025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 86.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Sweden, a difference of 0.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 37 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 89.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 84.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 4.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Denmark
2000s 90.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 84.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Denmark
2010s 90.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 83.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 7.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Denmark
2020s 88.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 85.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 3.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 86.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment between Denmark and Sweden?
0.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
Denmark ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates