Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden
Sweden: Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age was 8,184 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,184 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 43 countries
All-time high
8,184 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
6,640 Thousand persons
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8,184 Thousand persons for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden peaked at 8,184 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,640 Thousand persons, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,640 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 6,766 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 6,803 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6,897 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6,952 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,008 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7,049 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7,129 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7,212 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,247 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7,262 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,300 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7,951 Thousand persons | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 8,020 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8,088 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8,121 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 8,184 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8,184 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,362 Thousand persons, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8,184 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,449 Thousand persons, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,640 Thousand persons | 6,640 Thousand persons | 6,640 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,033 Thousand persons | 6,766 Thousand persons | 7,262 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,944 Thousand persons | 7,300 Thousand persons | 8,184 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden?
- Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Sweden was 8,184 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8,184 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,640 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).