Estonia vs Sweden: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Estonia
61.5%
in 2025
Sweden
61.6%
in 2025
Estonia rank
68th
Sweden rank
67th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 61.6% against 61.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th of 178 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 62.4% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 58.9% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 66.6% | 9.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 62.6% | 1.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 61.6% against 61.5% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Estonia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.