Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children was 8.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 2019
All-time low
7.1
in 2011
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8.6 for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Sweden peaked at 12.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 4th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.4 | — |
| 2010 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 9.8 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.2 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 9 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | +52.4% |
| 2020 | 9 | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.4 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.6 | +4.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.15, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.74 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 | 7.7 | 9 | 6 |
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 percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Sweden?
- Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and in Sweden was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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