Austria vs Sweden: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers

Austria
355.1
in 2025
Sweden
436.01
in 2024
Austria rank
23rd
Sweden rank
22nd

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
0100200300400500199820112025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 436.01 against 355.1 in Austria, a difference of 80.91.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 70 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 415.66 221.04 194.62 Austria
2010s 449.66 235.33 214.33 Austria
2020s 371.68 389.64 17.96 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 436.01 against 355.1 in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers between Austria and Sweden?
80.91, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
Austria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,300 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.