Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 in Sweden
Sweden: Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 was 1.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.2 for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden peaked at 2.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2009.
That places Sweden 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.2 | — |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | +133.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -40.7% |
| 2025 | 1.2 | -25.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.45, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6, 75% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 … 2008-2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +133.3% | 1.2 | 2.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 22 Portugal 1.4 compare
- 23 Serbia 1.3 compare
- 23 Serbia 1.3 compare
- 25 United Kingdom 1.2 compare
- 25 United Kingdom 1.2 compare
- 28 Switzerland 1 compare
- 28 Greece 1 compare
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 temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden?
- Temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden was 1.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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