Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Sweden
Sweden: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young was 19.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 27 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: % of total part-time employment … young in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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 | -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: % of total part-time employment … young 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 | 19.61 | 11.8 | 26.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.32 | 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)
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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 27 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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