Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden
Sweden: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden is 19.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.8% | — |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +67.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +7.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 19.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +67.4% | 14.4% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 11.8% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 18.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden was 19.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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