Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Sweden
Sweden: Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition was 4,123 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Sweden, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4,123 Persons for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Sweden peaked at 4,123 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,946 Persons, in 1994.
That places Sweden 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,155 Persons | 3,124 Persons | 3,199 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 3,209 Persons | 3,112 Persons | 3,387 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,122 Persons | 2,946 Persons | 3,442 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,342 Persons | 3,255 Persons | 3,496 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,722 Persons | 3,429 Persons | 4,015 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,037 Persons | 3,903 Persons | 4,123 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Sweden?
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Sweden was 4,123 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4,123 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,946 Persons in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). National definitions of part-time work vary considerably across OECD countries. Essentially three main approaches can be distinguished: i) a classification based on the worker’s perception of his/her employment situation; ii) a cut-off (generally 30 or 35 hours per week) based on usual working hours, with persons usually working fewer hours being considered part-timers; iii) a comparable cut-off based on actual hours worked during the reference week. A criterion based on actual hours will generally yield a part-time rate higher than one based on usual hours, particularly if there are temporary reductions in working time as a result of holidays, illness, short-timing, etc. On the other hand, it is not entirely clear whether a classification based on the worker’s perception will necessarily yield estimates of part-time work that are higher or lower than one based on a fixed cut-off. In one country (France) which changed from 1981 to 1982 from a definition based on an actual hours cut-off (30 hours) to one based on the respondent’s perception, the latter criterion appeared to produce slightly higher estimates. Other factors as well affect the international comparability of the estimates. In some countries, the hours’ cut-off is based on hours for the main job, in others on total hours for all jobs. Certain countries do not consider unpaid family workers to be employed unless they work more than a minimum number of hours, so that such workers do not enter into counts for part-time workers. 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.