SE · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Sweden, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
73.0%
Sweden, 2021
▼ 0.7% vs 2020 (73.5%)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 0.7% compared to 2020, reaching 73.0%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 63.4%.
Sweden ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.4% (from 74.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
115.1%
EU-27: 63.4%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan