SE · 2021 · lfsa_egan
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
Sweden, 2021
Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,842k
Sweden, 2021
▼ 0.4% vs 2020 (4,863k)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's employment (15-64, all citizenships) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 4,842k.
Sweden accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 192,571k.
Sweden ranks 9th 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 2.2% (from 4,736k in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.5%
EU-27: 192,571k
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan