Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden
Sweden: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.9%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
27th
of 44 countries
All-time high
26.5%
in 1996
All-time low
16.4%
in 2021
Years of data
29
1995–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden is 17.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden peaked at 26.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 27th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.4% | 18.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Sweden was 17.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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