Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden
Sweden: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2021
All-time low
5.0%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden peaked at 8.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.0% | — |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Sweden was 7.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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