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

Spain
7.59 million Persons
in 2014
Sweden
2.64 million Persons
in 2016
Spain rank
5th
Sweden rank
8th

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

  • Spain
  • Sweden
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020082016

How they compare

Spain currently reports 7.59 million Persons against 2.64 million Persons in Sweden, a difference of 4.95 million Persons.

That makes Spain's figure about 2.9 times Sweden's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 18 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 7.30 million Persons 2.47 million Persons 4.83 million Persons Spain
2010s 7.68 million Persons 2.56 million Persons 5.12 million Persons Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force, Spain or Sweden?
Spain, at 7.59 million Persons against 2.64 million Persons in Sweden as of 2014.
What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force between Spain and Sweden?
4.95 million Persons, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
Spain ranks 5th 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.