Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 75% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sweden was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sweden ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.