Austria vs Sweden: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2,955 Persons against 2,812 Persons in Sweden, a difference of 143 Persons.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,759 Persons | 2,772 Persons | 12.68 Persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,819 Persons | 2,838 Persons | 18.89 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,935 Persons | 2,806 Persons | 129.61 Persons | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 2,955 Persons against 2,812 Persons in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Austria and Sweden?
- 143 Persons, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Austria ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.