Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Sweden

Sweden: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) was 1,226 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,226
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1,260
in 2017
All-time low
889
in 2001
Years of data
25
1996–2020

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

05001.0k1.5k1996200820201996: 9461997: 9281998: 9171999: 9272000: 9102001: 8892002: 9042003: 9812004: 1.0k2005: 1.0k2006: 1.1k2007: 1.1k2008: 1.2k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

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

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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 889, in 2001.

Sweden ranks 12th of 47 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 (1993–2020) in Sweden, year by year

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

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 1,226 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 414, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 1,226 is above the median for high income countries, which is 434, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sweden

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

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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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 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 in 2017.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 889 in 2001.
How does Sweden rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Sweden ranks 12th out of 47 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,153 data points, 1993–2020
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