Incidence of part-time employment in Sweden
Sweden: Incidence of part-time employment was 47.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of part-time employment in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 47.78 for incidence of part-time employment in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of part-time employment in Sweden peaked at 57.15 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42.38, in 1999.
Sweden ranks 7th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Incidence of part-time employment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.15 | — |
| 1996 | 55.7 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 44.77 | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 55.06 | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 42.38 | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 42.49 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.8 | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 52.55 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 56.83 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 53.36 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 47.64 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 48.27 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.6 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.86 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.04 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 46.26 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 46.19 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.07 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.32 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.75 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.31 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.91 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.84 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 46.45 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.62 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.3 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 47.24 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 47 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.64 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 47.78 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.01 | 42.38 | 57.15 | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.94 | 42.49 | 56.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.97 | 45.91 | 48.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.99 | 47 | 50.3 | 5 |
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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 incidence of part-time employment in Sweden?
- Incidence of part-time employment in Sweden was 47.78 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest incidence of part-time employment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 57.15 in 1995.
- What is the lowest incidence of part-time employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.38 in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for incidence of part-time employment?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of part-time 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 falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The incidence of part-time employment, also known as the part-time employment rate, represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this table is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked. It is derived from the indicator on employment by sex and actual weekly hours worked. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.