Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Sweden
Sweden: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 9.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Sweden stood at 9.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Sweden peaked at 19.9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2004.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.9 | — |
| 1996 | 18.7 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.9 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 19.2 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.4 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.9 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 18.2 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | -56.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1 | +80.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.3 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.9 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.9 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4 | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 9.9 | -2.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays 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 | +80.8% | 7.8 | 14.1 |
| 2003 | -56.0% | 18.2 | 8 |
| 2021 | -36.5% | 14.8 | 9.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.22 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.7 | 7.8 | 18.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Sweden?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in Sweden was 9.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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