Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 6.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden is 6.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden peaked at 6.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1991.
That places Sweden 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Sweden was 6.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Sweden ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.