Norway vs Sweden: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour
Norway
9.0%
in 2025
Sweden
7.0%
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.0% against 7.0% in Sweden, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 1.8% | Norway |
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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 9.0% against 7.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour between Norway and Sweden?
- 2.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Norway ranks 1st 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.