Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
That places Sweden 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +29.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Sweden?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sweden was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sweden ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.