Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Sweden

Sweden: Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure was 5,350 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,350 Persons
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
5,350 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,473 Persons
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Sweden, 2009–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2009201720252009: 4.5k Persons2010: 4.5k Persons2011: 4.6k Persons2012: 4.6k Persons2013: 4.7k Persons2014: 4.7k Persons2015: 4.8k Persons2016: 4.9k Persons2017: 5.0k Persons2018: 5.1k Persons2019: 5.1k Persons2020: 5.0k Persons2021: 4.6k Persons2022: 4.9k Persons2023: 5.2k Persons2024: 5.3k Persons2025: 5.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Sweden is 5,350 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Sweden peaked at 5,350 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,473 Persons, in 2009.

Sweden ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Sweden, 2009 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2009 4,473 Persons
2010 4,494 Persons +0.5%
2011 4,593 Persons +2.2%
2012 4,623 Persons +0.7%
2013 4,669 Persons +1.0%
2014 4,733 Persons +1.4%
2015 4,796 Persons +1.3%
2016 4,869 Persons +1.5%
2017 4,982 Persons +2.3%
2018 5,060 Persons +1.6%
2019 5,093 Persons +0.6%
2020 5,030 Persons -1.2%
2021 4,579 Persons -9.0%
2022 4,884 Persons +6.7%
2023 5,208 Persons +6.6%
2024 5,269 Persons +1.2%
2025 5,350 Persons +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,473 Persons 4,473 Persons 4,473 Persons 1
2010s 4,791 Persons 4,494 Persons 5,093 Persons 10
2020s 5,053 Persons 4,579 Persons 5,350 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Australia 14,412 Persons compare
  2. 13 Chile 9,331 Persons compare
  3. 14 Romania 7,725 Persons compare
  4. 16 Portugal 5,291 Persons compare
  5. 17 Belgium 5,180 Persons compare
  6. 18 Czechia 5,105 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Sweden?
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Sweden was 5,350 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 5,350 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4,473 Persons in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 749 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on job tenure composition (in persons) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.