Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Sweden
Sweden: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 4,766 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Sweden, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Sweden stood at 4,766 Persons. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Sweden peaked at 4,766 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,511 Persons, in 1994.
That places Sweden 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3,548 Persons | — |
| 1994 | 3,511 Persons | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,559 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,549 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,521 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3,586 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3,664 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,758 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3,840 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3,858 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,860 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,834 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,850 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,920 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4,025 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,081 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,982 Persons | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,994 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,110 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,139 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,173 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,246 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,306 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,383 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,488 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4,562 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4,585 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,510 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4,543 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,683 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,747 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4,735 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 4,766 Persons | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,563 Persons | 3,511 Persons | 3,664 Persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,901 Persons | 3,758 Persons | 4,081 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,299 Persons | 3,994 Persons | 4,585 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,664 Persons | 4,510 Persons | 4,766 Persons | 6 |
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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 annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Sweden?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Sweden was 4,766 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4,766 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,511 Persons in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org