Norway vs Sweden: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force

Norway
1.48 million Persons
in 2016
Sweden
2.64 million Persons
in 2016
Norway rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
01.0M2.0M3.0M199620062016

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.64 million Persons against 1.48 million Persons in Norway, a difference of 1.16 million Persons.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Norway's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 18 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 1.35 million Persons 2.47 million Persons 1.13 million Persons Sweden
2010s 1.45 million Persons 2.58 million Persons 1.13 million Persons Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.64 million Persons against 1.48 million Persons in Norway as of 2016.
What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force between Norway and Sweden?
1.16 million Persons, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
Norway ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 346 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.