How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sweden?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Sweden: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)

East Asia & Pacific

73.4%

in 2025

Sweden

83.9%

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

8th

Sweden rank

10th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time

East Asia & Pacific
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 83.9% against 73.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	77.8%	80.1%	2.2%	Sweden
2000s	75.5%	78.4%	2.9%	Sweden
2010s	74.5%	81.4%	6.9%	Sweden
2020s	73.6%	83.4%	9.8%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), East Asia & Pacific or Sweden?: Sweden, at 83.9% against 73.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between East Asia & Pacific and Sweden?: 10.5%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Sweden rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (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, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.