Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden
Sweden: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 77.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.6
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
77.7
in 2024
All-time low
73.5
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden is 77.6, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden peaked at 77.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.5 | — |
| 2012 | 73.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.4 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.9 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.6 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.8 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.3 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.7 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 77.6 | -0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 77.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.35, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 77.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.34 | 73.5 | 75.6 | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.03 | 75.8 | 77.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 33 Luxembourg 81.3 compare
- 34 Finland 80.3 compare
- 35 Ireland 79.2 compare
- 37 Iceland 77.4 compare
- 38 Norway 75 compare
- 39 United Kingdom 74 compare
- 39 United Kingdom 74 compare
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 cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Sweden was 77.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5 in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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