Employed persons in sport by age in Sweden
Sweden: Employed persons in sport by age was 84.9 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons in sport by age in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons in sport by age in Sweden stood at 84.9 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons in sport by age in Sweden peaked at 84.9 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.9 Thousand persons, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.1 Thousand persons | 57.9 Thousand persons | 81.8 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.28 Thousand persons | 71.2 Thousand persons | 84.9 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 83.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in sport by age in Sweden?
- Employed persons in sport by age in Sweden was 84.9 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons in sport by age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons in sport by age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for employed persons in sport by age?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons in sport by age 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 Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons in sport by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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