Sweden vs Switzerland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,812 Persons against 2,491 Persons in Switzerland, a difference of 321 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 24th of 33 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,779 Persons | 2,051 Persons | 727.19 Persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,838 Persons | 2,222 Persons | 616.16 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,806 Persons | 2,417 Persons | 389.26 Persons | Sweden |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 2,812 Persons against 2,491 Persons in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 321 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Sweden ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 24th 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.