Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Sweden
Sweden: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Sweden stood at 10.4%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Sweden peaked at 22.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 38th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.5% | — |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -56.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +76.8% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.0%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +76.8% | 8.2% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | -56.4% | 19.5% | 8.5% |
| 2021 | -35.3% | 15.6% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 8.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 15.6% | 4 |
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 employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Sweden?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Sweden was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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