Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 57.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden, 1965–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sweden recorded 57.2% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden peaked at 69.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 52.3% | — |
| 1975 | 66.7% | +27.6% |
| 1976 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 66.7% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 65.4% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.8% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 66.7% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 64.7% | 69.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 40.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 40.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 52.1% | 57.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Sweden was 57.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.