Estonia vs Sweden: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour
Estonia
6.0%
in 2025
Sweden
7.0%
in 2025
Estonia rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.0% against 6.0% in Estonia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 6.0% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.0% against 6.0% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour between Estonia and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.