Japan vs Sweden: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment

Japan
14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Sweden
13.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Japan rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • Sweden
051015198020022025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 13.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Sweden, a difference of 0.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 37 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 11.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 15.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 3.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Sweden
2000s 13.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 15.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 1.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Sweden
2010s 14.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 16.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Sweden
2020s 14.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 14.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.2173 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment, Japan or Sweden?
Japan, at 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 13.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment between Japan and Sweden?
0.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
Japan ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th 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 — Temporary 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 — Temporary 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