SE · 2023 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Sweden, 2023

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
5,059k
Sweden, 2023
▲ 1.3% vs 2022 (4,996k)
Analysis

In 2023, Sweden's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 1.3% compared to 2022, reaching 5,059k.

Sweden accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 199,013k.

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 grown by 3.0% (from 4,910k in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.5%
EU-27: 199,013k
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