SE · 2022 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Sweden, 2022
Employment rates by citizenship
74.6%
Sweden, 2022
▲ 2.2% vs 2021 (73.0%)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.2% compared to 2021, reaching 74.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 64.9%.
Sweden ranks 3rd 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 1.1% (from 75.4% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
114.9%
EU-27: 64.9%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan