Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Sweden
Sweden: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 4,766 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Sweden, 1963–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Sweden stood at 4,766 Persons. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Sweden peaked at 4,766 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,075 Persons, in 1963.
That places Sweden 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3,075 Persons | — |
| 1964 | 3,111 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 3,173 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 3,239 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3,211 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 3,246 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 3,310 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 3,433 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 3,467 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3,493 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3,521 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3,609 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 3,715 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3,752 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 3,770 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 3,783 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3,843 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3,895 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3,890 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3,877 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 3,891 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3,931 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3,986 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3,989 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,911 Persons | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3,974 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4,027 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,074 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 3,994 Persons | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,795 Persons | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 3,536 Persons | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 3,491 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,540 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,529 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,499 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,558 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3,636 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,731 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3,851 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,862 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,865 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,834 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,869 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,955 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,059 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4,115 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4,018 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,028 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,144 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,170 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,206 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,279 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4,341 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,419 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,527 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4,602 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4,626 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,562 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,543 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,683 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,747 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4,735 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 4,766 Persons | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,195 Persons | 3,075 Persons | 3,310 Persons | 7 |
| 1970s | 3,639 Persons | 3,433 Persons | 3,843 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,937 Persons | 3,877 Persons | 4,027 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,665 Persons | 3,491 Persons | 4,074 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,916 Persons | 3,731 Persons | 4,115 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,334 Persons | 4,028 Persons | 4,626 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,672 Persons | 4,543 Persons | 4,766 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Sweden?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Sweden was 4,766 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4,766 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,075 Persons in 1963.
- How does Sweden rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3