Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden
Sweden: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden stood at 6.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden peaked at 10.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.6% | — |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Sweden was 6.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Sweden ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.