Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 92.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden is 92.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden peaked at 92.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1991.
Sweden ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.3% | — |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 92.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 92.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 85.3% | 86.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.1% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.1% | 92.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 United States Virgin Islands 92.3% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.3% compare
- 17 Barbados 92.3% compare
- 19 Puerto Rico 91.9% compare
- 20 Norway 91.8% compare
- 21 Malta 91.8% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Sweden was 92.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).