SE · 2025 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Sweden, 2025
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
156.6
Sweden, 2025
▲ 0.3% vs 2024 (156.2)
Analysis
In 2025, Sweden's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 0.3% compared to 2024, reaching 156.6.
Sweden accounts for 117.9% of the EU-27 total of 132.8.
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 grown by 2.1% (from 153.4 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
117.9%
EU-27: 132.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050