Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 47.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Sweden is 47.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Sweden peaked at 57.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1999.
Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.2% | — |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 47.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 47.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.0% | 42.5% | 54.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 42.4% | 57.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 42.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 50.3% | 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- 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, total in Sweden?
- Part time employment, total in Sweden was 47.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for part time employment, total?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.