Employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden

Sweden: Employees by migration status and employment contract was 4,766 Thousand persons in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
4,766 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 42 countries
All-time high
4,766 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,542 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden, 2021–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2021202320252021: 4.5k Thousand persons2022: 4.7k Thousand persons2023: 4.7k Thousand persons2024: 4.7k Thousand persons2025: 4.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 4,766 Thousand persons for employees by migration status and employment contract in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over five years.

Sweden ranks 11th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden, 2021 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2021 4,542 Thousand persons
2022 4,683 Thousand persons +3.1%
2023 4,747 Thousand persons +1.4%
2024 4,735 Thousand persons -0.3%
2025 4,766 Thousand persons +0.6%

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Netherlands 8,290 Thousand persons compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 8,290 Thousand persons compare
  3. 10 Romania 6,687 Thousand persons compare
  4. 12 Portugal 4,468 Thousand persons compare
  5. 13 Czechia 4,409 Thousand persons compare
  6. 14 Belgium 4,370 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden?
Employees by migration status and employment contract in Sweden was 4,766 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 4,766 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by migration status and employment contract recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4,542 Thousand persons in 2021.
How does Sweden rank for employees by migration status and employment contract?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by migration status and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by migration status and employment contract
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 220 data points, 2021–2025
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