Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 53.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 53.8% for part time employment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Sweden peaked at 68.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 13th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68.0% | — |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 53.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 53.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 54.3% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 54.3% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.2% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.6% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
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- 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 part time employment, female in Sweden?
- Part time employment, female in Sweden was 53.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for part time employment, female?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.