SE · 2023 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Sweden, 2023

Employment rates by citizenship
79.1%
Sweden, 2023
▼ 0.1% vs 2022 (79.2%)
Analysis

In 2023, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship decreased by 0.1% compared to 2022, reaching 79.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 75.1%.

Sweden ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.4% (from 78.8% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
105.3%
EU-27: 75.1%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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