Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Sweden or United States of America?

United States of America, at 59.1% against 59.0% in Sweden as of 2025.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Sweden and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Sweden

59.0%

in 2025

United States of America

59.1%

in 2025

Sweden rank

82nd

United States of America rank

81st

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Sweden
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 59.1% against 59.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 81st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.3%	61.8%	3.5%	United States of America
2000s	59.0%	61.6%	2.6%	United States of America
2010s	59.2%	58.9%	0.3%	Sweden
2020s	59.2%	58.8%	0.4%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Sweden or United States of America?: United States of America, at 59.1% against 59.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Sweden and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Sweden ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.