Sweden vs Switzerland: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour
Sweden
7.0%
in 2025
Switzerland
8.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8.0% against 7.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.7% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8.0% against 7.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 1.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.