Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden

Sweden: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 1,226 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,226 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,260 Thousand persons
in 2017
All-time low
889 Thousand persons
in 2001
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden, 1996–2020

05001.0k1.5k1996200820201996: 946 Thousand persons1997: 928 Thousand persons1998: 917 Thousand persons1999: 927 Thousand persons2000: 910 Thousand persons2001: 889 Thousand persons2002: 904 Thousand persons2003: 981 Thousand persons2004: 1.0k Thousand persons2005: 1.0k Thousand persons2006: 1.1k Thousand persons2007: 1.1k Thousand persons2008: 1.2k Thousand persons2009: 1.2k Thousand persons2010: 1.2k Thousand persons2011: 1.2k Thousand persons2012: 1.2k Thousand persons2013: 1.2k Thousand persons2014: 1.2k Thousand persons2015: 1.3k Thousand persons2016: 1.3k Thousand persons2017: 1.3k Thousand persons2018: 1.2k Thousand persons2019: 1.2k Thousand persons2020: 1.2k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden stood at 1,226 Thousand persons.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden peaked at 1,260 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 889 Thousand persons, in 2001.

Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Sweden, 1996 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1996 946 Thousand persons
1997 928 Thousand persons -1.9%
1998 917 Thousand persons -1.2%
1999 927 Thousand persons +1.1%
2000 910 Thousand persons -1.8%
2001 889 Thousand persons -2.3%
2002 904 Thousand persons +1.7%
2003 981 Thousand persons +8.5%
2004 1,011 Thousand persons +3.1%
2005 1,049 Thousand persons +3.8%
2006 1,080 Thousand persons +3.0%
2007 1,104 Thousand persons +2.2%
2008 1,222 Thousand persons +10.7%
2009 1,216 Thousand persons -0.5%
2010 1,220 Thousand persons +0.3%
2011 1,225 Thousand persons +0.4%
2012 1,231 Thousand persons +0.5%
2013 1,234 Thousand persons +0.2%
2014 1,247 Thousand persons +1.1%
2015 1,255 Thousand persons +0.6%
2016 1,253 Thousand persons -0.2%
2017 1,260 Thousand persons +0.6%
2018 1,244 Thousand persons -1.3%
2019 1,249 Thousand persons +0.4%
2020 1,226 Thousand persons -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 929.5 Thousand persons 917 Thousand persons 946 Thousand persons 4
2000s 1,037 Thousand persons 889 Thousand persons 1,222 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,242 Thousand persons 1,220 Thousand persons 1,260 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,226 Thousand persons 1,226 Thousand persons 1,226 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 9 Türkiye 3,291 Thousand persons compare
  2. 10 Spain 2,690 Thousand persons compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 1,846 Thousand persons compare
  4. 13 Austria 1,188 Thousand persons compare
  5. 14 Belgium 1,187 Thousand persons compare
  6. 15 Poland 1,087 Thousand persons compare
  7. 15 Poland 1,087 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Sweden was 1,226 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1,260 Thousand persons in 2017.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 889 Thousand persons in 2001.
How does Sweden rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Sweden ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,131 data points, 1993–2020
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