SE · 2023 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Sweden, 2023

Employment rates by citizenship
75.6%
Sweden, 2023
▲ 1.3% vs 2022 (74.6%)
Analysis

In 2023, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.3% compared to 2022, reaching 75.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 65.7%.

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 0.4% (from 75.9% in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
115.1%
EU-27: 65.7%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025