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
34th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 34th of 45 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.5% | — |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +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% | +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 88.3%, 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 | 74.3% | 73.5% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 75.8% | 77.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 31 Luxembourg 81.3% compare
- 32 Finland 80.3% compare
- 33 Ireland 79.2% compare
- 35 Iceland 77.4% compare
- 36 Norway 75.0% compare
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 74.0% compare
- 37 United Kingdom 74.0% 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 34th out of 45 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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