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
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
| 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% |
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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 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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