Labour force participation rate in Sweden
Sweden: Labour force participation rate was 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rate in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rate in Sweden stood at 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Sweden peaked at 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 3rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.91 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 62.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.95 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.74 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.27 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 66.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.01 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 66.22 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Iceland 75.62 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 New Zealand 70.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Switzerland 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Australia 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Ireland 66.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
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 labour force participation rate in Sweden?
- Labour force participation rate in Sweden was 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for labour force participation rate?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.