Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden
Sweden: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.3755 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden is 0.3755 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden peaked at 0.3755 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3175 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.3226 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3331 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3371 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3238 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3347 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3419 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.34 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3408 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3439 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3451 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3589 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.369 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3675 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3502 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3723 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3755 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3755 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3755 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3268 units per square kilometre | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | 0.3371 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | 0.3347 units per square kilometre | 0.369 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.365 units per square kilometre | 0.3502 units per square kilometre | 0.3755 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 145 Venezuela 0.4406 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 New Zealand 0.3717 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sweden was 0.3755 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3755 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3175 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sweden ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.