SE · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Sweden, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
77.1%
Sweden, 2021
▼ 0.4% vs 2020 (77.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 77.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 73.3%.
Sweden ranks 8th 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 0.5% (from 77.5% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.2%
EU-27: 73.3%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan