Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.0%
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2021
All-time low
4.6%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2009–2025
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +15.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Norway 10.5% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 9.3% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 9.3% compare
- 18 Poland 9.0% compare
- 18 Poland 9.0% compare
- 21 Montenegro 8.1% compare
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 employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden?
- Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children in Sweden was 9.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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