Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Sweden labor force participation rate for 2023 was 58.68%, a 1.77% increase from 2022.
  • Sweden labor force participation rate for 2022 was 56.92%, a 2.89% increase from 2021.
  • Sweden labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.03%, a 1.98% increase from 2020.
  • Sweden labor force participation rate for 2020 was 52.05%, a 2.96% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 58.68% 1.77%
2022 56.92% 2.89%
2021 54.03% 1.98%
2020 52.05% -2.96%
2019 55.02% 0.93%
2018 54.09% -0.62%
2017 54.70% -0.14%
2016 54.84% -0.29%
2015 55.13% -0.31%
2014 55.45% 0.95%
2013 54.50% 1.91%
2012 52.58% -0.40%
2011 52.98% 1.35%
2010 51.63% 0.61%
2009 51.03% -1.82%
2008 52.84% 0.61%
2007 52.24% 0.90%
2006 51.34% 1.45%
2005 49.89% 1.34%
2004 48.55% -2.08%
2003 50.63% 0.13%
2002 50.50% -1.85%
2001 52.36% -0.17%
2000 52.53% -0.17%
1999 52.70% -0.17%
1998 52.87% -0.17%
1997 53.04% -0.17%
1996 53.21% -0.17%
1995 53.38% -0.17%
1994 53.55% -1.36%
1993 54.91% -5.46%
1992 60.37% -5.47%
1991 65.84% -5.47%