Austria vs Sweden: Employment by sex, age and other typologies
Austria
1,484 Thousand persons
in 2025
Sweden
2,122 Thousand persons
in 2025
Austria rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Employment by sex, age and other typologies over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,122 Thousand persons against 1,484 Thousand persons in Austria, a difference of 638 Thousand persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 31 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,128 Thousand persons | 1,946 Thousand persons | 818.4 Thousand persons | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,118 Thousand persons | 2,157 Thousand persons | 1,039 Thousand persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,244 Thousand persons | 2,016 Thousand persons | 772.22 Thousand persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,402 Thousand persons | 2,099 Thousand persons | 696.5 Thousand persons | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by sex, age and other typologies, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,122 Thousand persons against 1,484 Thousand persons in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment by sex, age and other typologies between Austria and Sweden?
- 638 Thousand persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for employment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Austria ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Employment by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.