Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden
Sweden: Employed recent immigrants by citizenship was 78.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden is 78.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden peaked at 87.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2011.
That places Sweden 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 69.0% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 67.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 73.1% | 87.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Czechia 81.1% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 79.5% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 78.9% compare
- 10 Malta 78.2% compare
- 11 Netherlands 77.0% compare
- 12 Belgium 75.6% compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
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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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden?
- Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Sweden was 78.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for employed recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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