Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden

Sweden: Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition was 8.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
4th
of 27 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 2019
All-time low
7.1
in 2011
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden, 2009–2025

02.557.51012.52009201720252009: 7.42010: 7.52011: 7.12012: 7.32013: 8.92014: 9.82015: 8.22016: 92017: 8.92018: 8.22019: 12.52020: 92021: 7.72022: 7.72023: 8.42024: 8.22025: 8.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden is 8.6, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden peaked at 12.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2011.

That places Sweden 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden, 2009 to 2025.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Denmark 20.2 compare
  2. 2 Netherlands 14.8 compare
  3. 3 Norway 13.7 compare
  4. 5 Finland 7.1 compare
  5. 6 Serbia 5.8 compare
  6. 7 Estonia 5.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden?
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition in Sweden was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of persons having a second job by household composition recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for percentage of persons having a second job by household composition?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 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 persons having a second job by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 483 data points, 2006–2025
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