Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden

Sweden: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0075 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0075 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0057 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.006 units per square kilometre1991: 0.006 units per square kilometre1992: 0.006 units per square kilometre1993: 0.006 units per square kilometre1994: 0.007 units per square kilometre1995: 0.006 units per square kilometre1996: 0.007 units per square kilometre1997: 0.007 units per square kilometre1998: 0.007 units per square kilometre1999: 0.007 units per square kilometre2000: 0.007 units per square kilometre2001: 0.007 units per square kilometre2002: 0.007 units per square kilometre2003: 0.007 units per square kilometre2004: 0.007 units per square kilometre2005: 0.007 units per square kilometre2006: 0.007 units per square kilometre2007: 0.007 units per square kilometre2008: 0.007 units per square kilometre2009: 0.007 units per square kilometre2010: 0.007 units per square kilometre2011: 0.007 units per square kilometre2012: 0.007 units per square kilometre2013: 0.007 units per square kilometre2014: 0.007 units per square kilometre2015: 0.007 units per square kilometre2016: 0.007 units per square kilometre2017: 0.007 units per square kilometre2018: 0.007 units per square kilometre2019: 0.007 units per square kilometre2020: 0.007 units per square kilometre2021: 0.008 units per square kilometre2022: 0.008 units per square kilometre2023: 0.008 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden stood at 0.0075 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden peaked at 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Sweden 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Sweden, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0057 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0058 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1992 0.0061 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1993 0.0064 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1994 0.0065 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1995 0.0065 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1996 0.0065 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1997 0.0066 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0067 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1999 0.0066 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2000 0.0068 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2001 0.0067 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 0.0067 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2003 0.0067 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.0068 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0067 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2006 0.0068 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2007 0.0068 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0068 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.007 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.0071 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.0071 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.0071 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.0071 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.0071 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2015 0.0072 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2016 0.0072 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2017 0.0072 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2018 0.0073 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2019 0.0073 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2020 0.0075 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2021 0.0075 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2022 0.0075 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2023 0.0075 units per square kilometre -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 140 Zimbabwe 0.008 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 141 Algeria 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0078 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 144 Brazil 0.0075 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 145 Papua New Guinea 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 146 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.007 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More work & labour data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden?
Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Sweden rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Sweden ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/persons-outside-the-labour-force-ilo-modelled-estimates-15-per-square-kilometre/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/persons-outside-the-labour-force-ilo-modelled-estimates-15-per-square-kilometre/sweden/">Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.