Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Sweden
Sweden: Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and was 75.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 42 countries
All-time high
75.7%
in 2025
All-time low
73.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Sweden, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 75.7% for labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.
Sweden ranks 4th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.6% | — |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Iceland 81.5% compare
- 2 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 2 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 5 Switzerland 75.5% compare
- 6 Estonia 74.1% compare
- 6 Estonia 74.1% 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 rates by migration status, citizenship and in Sweden?
- Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and in Sweden was 75.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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