Late-demographic dividend vs Sweden: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.4% against 51.7% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 29.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 70.7% | 39.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 75.3% | 38.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 79.2% | 33.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 80.7% | 30.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Late-demographic dividend or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.4% against 51.7% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Late-demographic dividend and Sweden?
- 29.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Sweden rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% 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
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).