Part time employment, male in Sweden
Sweden: Part time employment, male was 16.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 16.1% for part time employment, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Sweden peaked at 16.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1996.
That places Sweden 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.7% | — |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 16.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 16.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Sweden?
- Part time employment, male in Sweden was 16.1% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for part time employment, male?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total male 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.