Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden
Sweden: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0144 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden is 0.0144 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden peaked at 0.0149 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 units per person, in 2020.
That places Sweden 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0143 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0142 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0144 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 87% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0144 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden was 0.0144 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sweden ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.