Portugal vs Sweden: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,766 Persons against 4,468 Persons in Portugal, a difference of 298 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 33 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,404 Persons | 3,195 Persons | 790.71 Persons | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2,485 Persons | 3,639 Persons | 1,154 Persons | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,802 Persons | 3,937 Persons | 1,135 Persons | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3,185 Persons | 3,665 Persons | 480.03 Persons | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3,757 Persons | 3,916 Persons | 158.95 Persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3,764 Persons | 4,334 Persons | 569.85 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4,223 Persons | 4,672 Persons | 449.5 Persons | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,766 Persons against 4,468 Persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Portugal and Sweden?
- 298 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Portugal ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3