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

Latest (2023)
0.3755 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3755 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3175 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden, 2005–2023

00.10.20.30.42005201420232005: 0.317 units per square kilometre2006: 0.323 units per square kilometre2007: 0.333 units per square kilometre2008: 0.337 units per square kilometre2009: 0.324 units per square kilometre2010: 0.335 units per square kilometre2011: 0.342 units per square kilometre2012: 0.34 units per square kilometre2013: 0.341 units per square kilometre2014: 0.344 units per square kilometre2015: 0.345 units per square kilometre2016: 0.359 units per square kilometre2017: 0.364 units per square kilometre2018: 0.369 units per square kilometre2019: 0.368 units per square kilometre2020: 0.35 units per square kilometre2021: 0.362 units per square kilometre2022: 0.372 units per square kilometre2023: 0.376 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Sweden, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 145 Venezuela 0.4406 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 149 New Zealand 0.3717 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare

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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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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/sweden/

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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.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), 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, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.