Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden
Sweden: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
77.4%
in 2018
All-time low
70.6%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 76.4% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden peaked at 77.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 1999.
That places Sweden 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.6% | — |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.1% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 72.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.1% | 77.4% | 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 employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Sweden was 76.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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