Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden
Sweden: Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data was 68.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
68.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
68.8%
in 2023
All-time low
61.4%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 68.4% for employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in 2026.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden peaked at 68.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.4% | — |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 61.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 63.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.4% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.1% | 68.8% | 7 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden?
- Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Sweden was 68.4% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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